1. Industry Pushes Back Against 2023 Proposed Rule for Home Health SimiTree

    Industry pushes back against proposed rule.6 steps for agencies hoping to mitigate impact of pay cut Stakeholders and advocates are pushing back against the 2023 proposed rule for home health, hoping the outcry will bring...

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  2. SimiTree Hospice Breaking News Update

    Public Health Emergency extended through October.The nation’s Public Health Emergency has been extended through October, with COVID-19 waivers and flexibilities remaining intact for healthcare providers for another 90...

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  3. CMS Proposes to Decrease Medicare Reimbursement for Home Health

    Navigating the Home Health Proposed Rule and Its Impact on Your Agency.Presented by J’non Griffin and Brian Harris

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  4. Proposed Pay Decrease for Home Health Blog by SimiTree

    Proposed pay cut for home health requires new strategies for rising costs, tighter margins.Join SimiTree consultants for a June 30 webinar to learn more. A proposed pay decrease for home health would drop Medicare’s base rate of pay per episode in 2023 to within $3 of...

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  5. CMS Proposes to Decrease Medicare Reimbursement for Home Health

    Despite inflation, CMS proposes pay decrease for home health.As fuel prices and spiraling inflation drive prices upward at the highest rate in decades, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to decrease Medicare...

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  6. Change Management in the Home Health and Hospice Industry

    Change Management: What leaders need to know about fear.By Laura Wilson, RN, BSN, COS-C SimiTree Managing Director, Operations Consulting  Oh, the times they are a-changin’  – American singer-songwriter Bob...

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  7. Schedule Your Hospice Compliance Assessment with SimiTree

    3 reasons to schedule a compliance assessment.From an OIG directive to the labor shortage, there are compelling reasons to let SimiTree assess your risk.  The public health emergency remains in effect at least through...

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  8. Hospice patient transport costs rising.With inflation outpacing market forecasts and accelerating in May at the fastest rate in 41 years, home health and hospice providers are keeping a sharp eye on rising costs. The...

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