Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, April 18, 2019
CMS lays out post-acute care data requirements in proposed rule
Health Data Management
Not Just Along For The Ride: Families Are The Engine That Drives Pediatric Home Health Care
Health Affairs
Chronic Conditions Cost US Economy More Than $4.5 Trillion
Home Health Care News
Home Health Care ‘Squarely in the Scope’ of UnitedHealthcare’s Bundled Payments Expansion
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, April 16, 2019
Healthcare jobs grow at rapid clip, but wages lag amid consolidation boom
Healthcare Dive
Transportation Challenges, Internet Access Limit Home Health Care in Rural Areas
Home Health Care News
UnitedHealth CEO says 'Medicare for All' would 'destabilize the nation's health system'
CNBC
Nation’s biggest health insurer wades into the ‘Medicare for all’ fight
LA Times
5 Care Coordination Strategies for Medicare ACO Success
RevCycleIntelligence
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, April 16, 2019
How New Payment Models, Big Data Are Disrupting Home Health Care
Home Health Care News
Medicare coverage for telehealth has expanded but still has limits
Lexology
Moving toward success with outpatient total joint replacement surgeries
Becker’s ASC
CMMI Invites Stakeholders To Discuss Primary Care And Chronic Illness
Inside Health Policy
Teaching, rural hospitals gain from CMS readmission changes
Modern Healthcare
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, April 15, 2019
House Bill Would Allow Non-Doctors to OK Home Health
HomeCare News
*PQHH & NAHC mentioned
Why Home Health Providers Should View PDGM as a Patient-Classification Model
Home Health Care News
CMS Lays Out ACO Application Timeline For 2020 Start
Inside Health Policy
Health-care law more popular despite Trump’s repeated attempts to destroy it
Washington Post
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, April 12, 2019
Bipartisan House Bill Would Let Nurses, PAs Order Home Health Services
Inside Health Policy
*PQHH Quoted
Newly Introduced House Legislation Would Relax Home Health Certification Requirements
Home Health Care News
*PQHH Quoted
Senator Rand Paul Slams PDGM, ‘Guesses by Government Bureaucrats’
Home Health Care News
ACOs Say Quality Measure Change Wasn’t Communicated, Affects Scores
Inside Health Policy
Proposed NJ Legislation Could Impact Home Health Care and Other Healthcare Firms
Home Care Daily
Trump: Grand budget deal ‘not happening!
Politico
Veteran loses part of leg after home-care scheduling mix-up at VA center in Indianapolis
Indy Star
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Schakowsky, Carter Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Medicare Patient Access to Home Health Care Services
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
Making Smarter Decisions About Where To Recover After Hospitalization
Kaiser Health News
Sanders Reintroduces Medicare For All Bill Without Financing
Inside Health Policy
GOP Pounces As Sanders Reintroduces Medicare For All Bill
Inside Health Policy
From abortion to immigration, things you didn’t know were in Medicare for All
Politico
CMMI Could Put Post-Acute Providers Back in Control of Bundled Payments
Skilled Nursing News
Home Health Continues to Gain Steam Despite Projections of Down Admissions
Home Health Care News
Home health care can prevent repeat hospital stays
Futurity.org
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Study examines threshold of home healthcare services to avoid re-hospitalization
Medical Xpress
Advocates call on lawmakers to make home-based care services more accessible for seniors and disabled
Penn Live
Worker Shortage Signals Looming Crisis in Home Health-Care System
NewsMax
$23.2B in Improper Payments Tied to Medicare Fee-For-Service Programs
Health Payer Intelligence
McConnell, Pelosi Trade Health Care Barbs at Hospital Gathering
Bloomberg BNA
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
America's $103 billion home health-care system is in crisis as worker shortages worsen
CNBC
Health aides’ low wages threaten home health care, a necessity for millions
STAT News
Legislature balks on significant pay bump for home health aides
Austin American Statesman
Consumer Groups To Congress: Transparency Won’t Fix Surprise Billing
Inside Health Policy
Caregiver Registry Trend Raises Unionization, Privacy Concerns
Home Health Care News
Former Home Health Administrator Sentenced to Prison for Role in $20M Fraud Scheme
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, April 8, 2019
Home Care Providers Look Ahead as Medicare Advantage Evolution Continues
Home Health Care News
CMS Finalizes Expansion Of Telehealth In Medicare Advantage
Inside Health Policy
CMS Finalizes In-Home Medicare Advantage Telehealth Policies
Home Health Care News
CMS expands Medicare Advantage coverage of telehealth services
MedCity News
Sanders to introduce revamped 'Medicare for All' bill Wednesday
Politico
More older adults with joint replacements recover at home, not in rehab facilities
Modern Healthcare
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, April 5, 2019
Home Health Bankruptcies Likely to Rise After PDGM
Home Health Care News
Viewpoint: Home health care needs stronger policy voice
Boston Business Journal
Study finds SNFs beat home health on readmission rates
McKnights
Home Care Magazine
Amazon’s New HIPAA-Compliant Alexa Skills Could Open Doors for Home-Based Care Agencies
Home Health Care News
E&C Sends 6 ACA Bills To The House Floor With No GOP Support
Inside Health Policy
Bloomberg BNA
MedPAC turns to MA payment withholding to improve encounter data
Modern Healthcare
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Illinois testing new program to reduce Medicare fraud
Crains Chicago Business
CMS Picks Review Choice Demo Start Date, Releases New Details
Home Health Care News
Fair Scheduling Trend Could Spell Trouble for At-Home Care Providers
Home Health Care News
E&C Passes Revised CREATES, Pay-For-Delay Bills After Striking Bipartisan Deal
Inside Health Policy
Conservative Group Crafting Trump ACA Replacement For 2020 Campaign
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
CMS Adds More In-Home Care Services as Medicare Advantage Benefits for 2020
Home Health Care News
CMS Updates MA to Allow for Social Determinants of Health Benefits
Patient Engagement HIT
Illinois Home Care Aides Pushing For Higher Wages
NPR Illinois
HHS Inspector General Resigns After 14 Years
Inside Health Policy
Trump Says GOP `Blew It' on Health Care and Must Run on New Plan
Bloomberg BNA
Trump Steps Back On Health Care; Dems Push Reversal Of DOJ Stance
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, April 2, 2019
In-Home Health Agencies Fight Rate Pinch as Payment Switch Looms
Bloomberg Law
PQHH & NAHC Quoted
House Lawmakers Pass Short-Term Money Follows the Person Extension
Home Health Care News
Collins To DOJ: Turn To Congress, Not Courts, If You Want To Axe ACA
Inside Health Policy
Consultants: Multi-Year MA Plans Would Better Manage Chronic Care, Cost
Inside Health Policy
Bloomberg BNA
CMS provides modest boost for Medicare Advantage payments
Politico
Reuters
UPS Pilot Vaccine Program Could Signal Greater Reach into the Home Health Care Market
Home Care Daily
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, April 1, 2019
How Telehealth Can Solve Home Health Agencies’ PDGM Therapy Problems
Home Health Care News
CMS Launches AI Challenges for Predicting Unplanned Hospital, SNF Admissions
Home Health Care News
CMS Made $3.2 Billion in Improper Home Health Payments in 2018
Home Health Care News
White House Giving Congress Health Care Principles: Mulvaney
Bloomberg BNA
House To Vote On Resolution Condemning Trump Effort To Invalidate ACA
Inside Health Policy
Inside Health Policy
Senator Whose Company Defrauded Medicare to Lead GOP’s Health-Care Push
New York Magazine
Why Chronic Care Management Isn’t Gaining Traction: Health Execs Identify 3 Barriers
Managed Healthcare Executive
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, March 29, 2019
Senator Susan Collins Takes Aim at PDGM’s Behavioral Assumptions
Home Health Care News
Alexander: Goal To Have Finance, Health Bills To Lower Health Costs By June
Inside Health Policy
How `Medicare for All' Could Mean Change for Everyone: QuickTake
Bloomberg
House Passes ACA Replacement To Senate, Senate Punts To White House
Inside Health Policy
McConnell to Trump: Health care’s all yours
Politico
Trump: Group of GOP senators writing 'spectacular' ObamaCare replacement
The Hill
Editorial: Nursing home patients aren’t the only ones being neglected
Modern Healthcare
Telehealth Helping to Grow the US Home Healthcare Market
Home Care Daily
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, March 28, 2019
More Older Adults With Joint Replacements Recover At Home, Not Rehab
Kaiser Health News
GAO: Medicare made $23 billion in payment errors in 2017
Inside Health Policy
Hospitals owning SNFs is a ‘viable strategy’ to manage care costs, researchers say
McKnight’s
Home Health Agencies Ramp Up Social Media Recruiting Efforts
Home Health Care News
Trump pressures wary Republicans to produce replacement for health-care law
Washington Post
White House, Congressional GOP at Odds Over 2020 Health-Care Message
Wall Street Journal
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
OIG Asks for Extra $10M, More ‘Boots on the Ground’ to Target Home- and Community-Based Fraud
Home Health Care News
House Dems Release Bill To Bolster ACA Amid DOJ Intent To Repeal
Inside Health Policy
Democrats grill Trump official on budget cuts, Obamacare move
Politico
Home Care Providers Avoid 13-Hour Rule Financial Disaster
Home Health Care News
UPS teases new venture into at-home health care, vaccinations
Philly Voice
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
OIG Requests $10 Million To Target Home and Community-Based Fraud
Inside Health Policy
CMS Attempts to Curb Fraud in the HHA Industry by Limiting HHA Reimbursement
The National Mall Review
Inside Health Policy
UPS Is the Newest Player in Home-Based Health Care
Home Health Care News
Lawmakers said home health care was important. Now it’s time for them to do something about it.
Bangor Daily News
Caregivers' Perceptions Managing Functional Needs Among Older Adults Receiving Post-Acute Home Health Care
Healio
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, March 25, 2019
Home health provider groups rips proposed slash to reimbursement rates
Healthcare Finance News
*PQHH Quoted
Cash Flow, Timing and Other Practical FAQs About PDGM Answered
Home Health Care News
Pelosi Says Democrats to Unveil `Sweeping' Health Bill March 26
Bloomberg BNA
Why More Nurses Are Required In the Health Care Industry
Healthcare Business Today
How Younger Baby Boomers Want To Spend Their Later Years, Not Necessarily At Home
Forbes
CMS Clarifies Medicaid Home, Community-Based Services Requirements
Inside Health Policy
With the Silver Tsunami on its way, telehealth is ready for its moment
Healthcare IT News
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, March 22, 2019
CMS: About 250 Providers Left Bundled Pay Demo, Almost 1,300 Stay
Inside Health Policy
Think Tanks Push Site-Neutral Pay, Providers Want Fewer Regulations
Inside Health Policy
Geisinger program improves internal communication between doctors
Health Data Management
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, March 21, 2019
Review Choice Demonstration Clears Hurdle, Likely Starting Soon
Home Health Care News
Getting Post-Acute Care At Home Is Cheaper, But Not Better Than A Skilled Nursing Facility
Forbes
HIT Consultant
Providers, Plans Ask Congress To Give Them Greater Claims Data Access
Inside Health Policy
White House slams 'Medicare for All' as bad for Americans' health and wallets
CNN
Home Health Care News
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
OMB Approves Home Health Demo, Illinois Start Date Expected Soon
Inside Health Policy
Primary Diagnosis Changes Among PDGM’s Most Overlooked Aspects
Home Health Care News
LHC Group CEO: MedPAC ‘Off on Some Island’
Home Health Care News
White House Highlights Aging in Place Technology, R&D Opportunities
Home Health Care News
Lawmakers studying future of rural health care
VT Digger
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
MedPAC reports to Congress: 8 takeaways
Beckers Hospital Review
What Medicare for all means for doctors and hospitals
CNN
Your cheat sheet to all the 2020 Democrats' 'Medicare for All' plans
CNN (video)
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, March 18, 2019
MedPAC Pushes 5% Home Health Payment Cut, Says Program Integrity Remains a Challenge
Home Health Care News
Editorial: Home health care can be better with technology
Columbus Dispatch
Medicare Advisers Say ‘Donut Hole’ Changes To Part D Program Could Lead To Spike In Costs For Everyone But Insurers
Kaiser Health News
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, March 15, 2019
Pallone: Bills Lowering Drug Prices Likely Will Be Limited To Medicare
Home Health Care News
Commentary: ‘Medicare for all’ bills would worsen US doctor shortage
Daily Republic
How Home-Based Care Companies Can Minimize Their Insurance Premiums
Home Health Care News
Readmission rates are lower for SNF discharges, but not costs
McKnights Long Term Care News
Upon further review, operators find more to dislike in Trump’s 2020 budget proposal
McKnights Long Term Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Home health saves Medicare money despite higher readmissions
Modern Healthcare
How to Handle a Home Health Audit, According to a CMS Auditor
Home Health Care News
Trump health budget gets icy reception from House appropriators
Politico
Health Secretary Stands Behind Proposed Medicare Cuts
Bloomberg BNA
Pallone: Blocking Trump Agenda Is Higher Priority Than Medicare For All
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Patients Discharged to Home Care vs. Nursing Facilities Have Higher Rates of Hospital Readmissions
Penn Medicine
Home Health Providers Lag Behind Skilled Nursing Facilities in Preventing Re-Hospitalizations
Home Health Care News
Medicare payments lower, readmission higher for patients discharged to home vs. skilled nursing facility
Healio
Analysis: Just a tenth of Trump's proposed Medicare cuts directly affect seniors
The Hill
Schumer Challenges McConnell to Bring Trump Budget Up for Vote
Bloomberg BNA
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
Trump Administration Calls for Medicaid Overhaul, $846 Billion in Medicare Cuts
Home Health Care News
Trump budget slashes HHS 12 percent, cuts Medicare
Politico
Trump Proposes $14 Billion Cut From HHS, Boost to Public Health
Bloomberg
NAHC’s Dombi: PDGM Discriminates Against Community Referrals, RCD Could Haunt Home Health Providers
Home Health Care News
Readmissions Higher With Home Care Compared To SNF Care
Health Leaders Media
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, March 11, 2019
Trump Plan Postpones Balanced Budget Despite Deep Spending Cuts
Bloomberg
MedPAC opposes episode-based payments for post-acute care facilities
Modern Healthcare
Sanders’ ‘Medicare for All’ expands long-term care benefits
AP News
Advocates, Plans Seek More Supplemental Benefits For Chronically Ill
Inside Health Policy
Health Care Providers Using Telehealth, Partnerships To Break into Home Health Sector
Home Health Care News
LeadingAge, VNAA and ElevatingHome Pursue Affiliation
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, March 8, 2019
Workforce, Financial Challenges Prompt Hospitals to Outsource Home Health Care
Home Health Care News
One ACO’s ‘Preferred’ Skilled Nursing Providers Actually Performed Worse Than Average
Skilled Nursing News
Feds Go After Patient Recruiters in Home Health Kickback Schemes
Home Health Care News
The Unforced Error of Medicare for All
Wall Street Journal
‘Medicare for All’ May Not Be Good for All
New York Times
Democrats' promise of Medicare for All is remarkably misguided and unrealistic
USA Today
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Communication Breakdown: 60% of Home Health Workers Lack Adequate Information From Hospitals
Home Health Care News
Why Upskilling Caregivers Can Improve Patient Care, Retention
Home Health Care News
When Does Medicare Pay for Home Health Care?
KRDO-TV (CO)
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Refinement Bills Are Chance to ‘Get PDGM Right,’ Avoid Industry Destablization
Home Health Care News
*Q&A with PQHH’s Joanne Cunningham
Unsung Heroes Helping Seniors Get Support from Home Health Care, Even When the Snow Piles Up
Home Care Daily
New Democrats: Build On ACA While Moving To Universal Health Care
Inside Health Policy
Dem campaign chief: Medicare for All price tag 'a little scary'
The Hill
LeadingAge extends tentacles into home care, clinical services
McKnights Long Term Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
How ‘Upskilling’ Can Maximize Home Care Workers’ Contributions And Improve Serious Illness Care
Health Affairs
Improved Cost and Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Dispositioned From the ED to Receive Home Health Care Compared With Inpatient Hospitalization
American Journal of Managed Care
The Struggles Hospital Face Can Lead to a Greater Emphasis on Home Care
Home Care Daily
Trump Aide: Enacting White House Competition Report Top Priority
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, March 4, 2019
Unpacking The House Medicare-For-All Bill
Health Affairs
Medicare for All Loses Momentum Among Democrats
Wall Street Journal
Nursing Homes Are Closing Across Rural America, Scattering Residents
New York Times
Cost of nursing home care makes planning ahead crucial for financial security
USA Today
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, March 1, 2019
Grassley and Wyden team up on extenders bill
Politico
GOP senator: Legislation combating surprise medical bills could come in March
The Hill
‘Medicare for All’ Measure Puts Centrist Democrats in Quandary
Bloomberg BNA
ACO Use of Case Mix Index to Comprehensively Evaluate Postacute Care Partners
AJMC
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Universal long-term care coverage included in House Democrats’ new Medicare-for-all plan
McKnight’s Long Term Care News
House Democrats unveil Medicare for All bill
Politico
E&C Chair, House Dem Tout Universal Care, Wary Of Medicare For All
Inside Health Policy
Pallone: E&C Focusing On ACA Improvements Over Medicare For All
Inside Health Policy
Complex medication regimens create challenges for home health care
Medical Xpress
Growth Within the Health Care Sector Has Been Driven in Large Part by Home Care
Home Care Daily
Interacting with Caregivers Shown to Boost Well-Being of Older Adults
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
More than 100 House Democrats to unveil ‘battle-ready’ Medicare-for-all plan as 2020 election looms
Washington Post
Democrats Unveil `Medicare for All' Bill Favored by Liberal Base
Bloomberg
Insurers, Hospitals Issue Pre-Emptive Strike Against Medicare For All Bill
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Partnership Cuts Re-Hospitalizations in Half, Reduces Spending by 35%
Home Health Care News
Lawmakers Push to Keep Seniors at Home with Newly Introduced Bills
Home Health Care News
Lawmakers introduce bills to deliver more senior care at home, rather than nursing homes
McKnight’s
The Perception of Home Health Care Has Changed in Recent Years, for the Better
Home Care Daily
Home Health Spending Outpaces Other Health Care Spending
Home Care Magazine
Why home healthcare workers need access to hospital EHRs
Healthcare IT News
Study: Poor hospital-home health communication puts patients at risk
Health Data Management
Texas physician, hospital administrator convicted in $20 million fraud scheme
Modern Healthcare
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, February 26, 2019
CMS Seeks Input On How To Push Data Sharing In Post-Acute Care
Inside Health Policy
Study shows major gaps in communication between hospital and home health care clinicians
News-Medical
Dingell, Upton, Guthrie Lead Introduction of Bipartisan Health Bills
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell
Staffing Tops PDGM as Home Health Industry’s No. 1 Challenge
Home Health Care News
Paul Ryan: ‘Fee-For-Service Doesn’t work,’ MA the Future of Medicare
Home Health Care News
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bullish on Hospital at Home, Social Determinants of Health
Home Health Care News
In-Home Care Industry Identifies Greatest Growth Areas, Technology Drivers
Home Health Care News
ONC Considers Adding Pricing Info To Electronic Health Information
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, February 25, 2019
Why Home Health is One of the Fastest Growing Healthcare Markets
D CEO Healthcare
As value-based efforts lag, push for price regulation gains momentum
Modern Healthcare
Health Care and Insurance Industries Mobilize to Kill ‘Medicare for All’
New York Times
How health-care costs us $89 billion a year in lost time
CNBC
More direct-care workers are leaving the sector than joining it
Herald Palladium
Technology increasingly bridges gaps in support for disabled Ohioans
Columbus Dispatch
Doctor, hospital owner convicted of health care fraud, money laundering in Houston federal case
Houston Chronicle
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, February 22, 2019
Looking to Technology to Avoid Doctors’ Offices and Emergency Rooms
New York Times
Enhance Healthcare Delivery Through Home Care
Forbes
Skilled nursing advocates urge feds to not rush development of unified post-acute payment system
McKnights
California Facing a Health Care Crisis That Could Also Be Impacted by a Shortage of Home Care Workers
Home Care Daily
How consolidation and change challenge LTC
McKnights
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Spending forecast offers ammunition — and some alarm — for Democrats pushing Medicare expansion
Washington Post
Home Health Spending Rate Projected to Surpass All Other Care Categories
Home Health Care News
Spending Growth for Skilled Nursing Facilities to Lag Behind Home Health Care
Skilled Nursing News
U.S. Health Spending to Make Up Almost 20 Percent of GDP in 2027
Bloomberg
Hospitals To Congress: Don’t Set Surprise Billing Reimbursement Rates
Inside Health Policy
Providers Praise Primary Care Component Of MD All-Payer Model
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
LHC Group CEO Urges Congress to Support PDGM-Altering Bill
Home Health Care News
*PQHH S. 433 Op-Ed Featured
CMS: Independence At Home Demo Saves Medicare $9.1 Billion
Inside Health Policy
Home Care and Community Services Could Help Lower the Cost of Long-Term Care
Home Care Daily
Home-based Car Industry Reacts As Illinois Raises Minimum Wage
Home Health Care News
Here's How Much Home Health Aides Earn in Each State
Forbes
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Congress must step up to protect Medicare home health care
The Hill
*PQHH OpEd
Geisinger executive to become CMMI senior advisor and medical officer: 4 takeaways
Becker’s Hospital Review
Grassley Pushes CMS For Info On Improper EHR Incentive Pay, Total Cuts
Inside Health Policy
Sherrod Brown pushes for Medicare buy-in proposal in place of 'Medicare for all'
The Hill
For 2020 Dem Hopefuls, ‘Medicare-For-All’ Is A Defining Issue, However They Define It
Kaiser Health News
The Value of Home Health Care Continues to Increase Across the Country
Home Care Daily
From hospital to home, health care in 2019 will just keep growing
Times Union
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, February 14, 2019
California’s New ‘Master Plan on Aging’ Targeting Home Care, Alzheimer’s
Home Health Care News
'Medicare for All' could get first House hearing in March
Poliitico
Dems Push Bill That Allows Use Of ACA Subsidies To Buy Into Medicare
Inside Health Policy
Urban Institute Touts Medicare, Medicaid Per-Capita Cost Control
Inside Health Policy
Don’t destabilize Connecticut’s home care services
CT MIrror
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Senate Lawmakers Introduce New Legislation Urging Evidence-Based PDGM Changes
Home Health Care News
PQHH & NAHC Quoted
Legislation Introduced to Improve Home Health Behavioral-Based Payments
Home Care Magazine
PQHH & NAHC Statement
Medicare, Medicaid Best Private Plans for Containing Health Costs
Health Payer Intelligence
Voter Support for ‘Medicare for All’ Tumbles in New Year
Morning Consult
Telemedicine Extends Palliative Care to the Outpatient Setting
mHealthIntelligence
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Home Health Leaders Applaud Introduction of Legislation to Strengthen Medicare Home Health Reforms
PQHH/NAHC Press Release
CMS Proposes Rules to Improve Data Sharing Between Health Care Providers, Insurers
Home Health Care News
Doctors at a Distance Could Treat More Online Under Trump Plan
Bloomberg
CMS Unveils Interoperability Proposals For Plans, Providers
Inside Health Policy
Pilot Program May Help More Seniors Receive Proper Home Health Care
Home Care Daily
Revised single-payer health plan includes long-term and home health care
North Country Public Radio (NY)
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, February 11, 2019
Virginia Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring Insurance Coverage for Remote Patient Monitoring
National Law Review
Republicans can’t wait to debate 'Medicare for all'
Politico
Democratic White House hopeful hits Medicare for all as 'bad opening offer'
The Hill
Hospital Mergers Improve Health? Evidence Shows the Opposite
New York Times
DOJ Announces More Than $21M in Home Health Fraud, Kickback Schemes
Home Health Care News
Michigan's dangerous home health aide shortage
News 25
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, February 8, 2019
Rural Hospitals Call For Reduced Regulation, Fewer Medicare Cuts
Inside Health Policy
Trump’s health policies will provide $45B in annual benefit, White House economists claim
Politico
Obamacare Fixes, ‘Medicare for All’ Up Next for House Democrats
Bloomberg BNA
New Medicare for All draft bill sets a global budget model
Modern Healthcare
5 Ways to Create an Ideal First Day for Home Care Hires
Home Health Care News
Healthy info exchange between providers found to cut readmissions
McKnights
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, February 7, 2019
Senate Health Committee Considers Using Telehealth To Lower Costs
Inside Health Policy
Azar: Future Of Rural Health May Not Be Hospital Based
Inside Health Policy
Senators Seek Surprise Billing Compromise Between Plans, Providers
Inside Health Policy
2020 Dems walk fine line with support for ‘Medicare for all’
The Hill
One of Michigan's most in-demand industries pays just $10 an hour
Lansing State Journal
Health Organizations May Be Outsourcing More in Home Care Support Services
Home Care Daily
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
6 Healthcare Topics To Watch In Trump's State Of The Union
Health Leaders Media
Home Health Care Agencies Threatened as Wages Rise, Reimbursements Lag
Home Health Care News
Oregon Human Services in-home care still lags behind audit benchmarks, report says
Statesman Journal
Federal funding cuts threaten home health program for seniors
WCAX-TV (Vermont)
Why Respite Care Remains Important Part of Home Care Agencies’ Service Mix
Home Health Care News
Home Health Provider Moratorium Lifted
Home Care Magazine
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, February 5, 2019
CMS Lifts Moratoria on Home Health After 5 Years
Home Health Care News
Verma Touts Burden Reduction, Says Agency Will Seek More Feedback
Inside Health Policy
Industry Voices—3 ways healthcare providers can take advantage of CMS’ reduced burdens
Fierce Healthcare
$3 billion is needed to address California's doctor shortage, task force says
LA Times
Hospital price growth driving healthcare spending
Modern Healthcare
Among 2020 Democrats, a debate over ‘Medicare-for-all’
Associated Press
Home Heath Media Clips
Monday, February 4, 2016
Home Health Care Creating Savings Under CJR Model
Home Health Care News
Health-Care Costs to Get Trump Shout-Out as Seniors Seek Relief
Bloomberg Government
Plans, Medicare Advocates Concerned By Timeline Of VBID Expansion
Inside Health Policy
As Democrats Talk Single Payer, Private Medicare Advantage Soars
Forbes