Some newly announced changes for home health agency cost reports may alter how you submit them. Transmittal 18, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last month, updates Chapter 32, Home … Continue Reading →
If you’re a hospice provider that’s been hit with an overpayment request from a Recovery Audit or other government contractor, and you’ve exceeded your per beneficiary cap, there may be … Continue Reading →
Hospital-based agencies should review their processes, attorneys advise. A patient steering lawsuit filed by a freestanding home health agency against a hospital in Indiana will move forward, possibly paving the … Continue Reading →
Survey fees among resource-draining proposals. While most observers agree the Trump administration’s budget proposal is DOA as an entire document, politicians looking for ways to raise funds for their initiatives are likely … Continue Reading →
Target your education efforts by using your self-audit findings. Don’t wait until it’s too late to get ready for potential Recovery Audit Contractor reviews of your claims. And the … Continue Reading →
Social worker visits remain virtually unchanged under SIA policy. The jury is still out on whether Medicare’s hospice payment reform model implemented last year is fixing the benefit’s perceived problems, … Continue Reading →
Number of providers climbed 4%. Although spring is here, hospices are still feeling the chill as the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission once again urges Congress to freeze their payment rates. Increases in … Continue Reading →
Under PAC PPS, home health stays would see downward adjustment. While home care providers may have more pressing matters to deal with, they shouldn’t lose sight of the Medicare Payment Advisory … Continue Reading →
Drop in agencies occurred in fraud-prone areas, MedPAC says. Law- and policymakers are basing their decisions on facts and figures the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission provides in its annual report to Congress. … Continue Reading →
Expect 14.4 percent profit margin for 2018. Home health agencies would see cuts on top of cuts, if Congress heeds an influential advisory body. As it voted in meetings earlier … Continue Reading →
