Home Health Media Clips
Friday, July 19, 2019
Game On: PDGM Encourages Home Health Agencies to ‘Game the System’
Home Health Care News
Payers See Home Health Providers as ‘Commodities,’ Industry Leaders Say
Home Health Care News
The aging population in the US is causing problems for our healthcare costs
Business Insider
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, July 18, 2019
CMS Finding New Ways to Penalize Home Health Providers
Home Health Care News
CMS Touts Number Of ACOs Taking On Risk Under New Program Rules
Inside Health Policy
House Adds Arbitration Backstop To Surprise Billing Legislation
Inside Health Policy
Fewer ACOs joining Medicare Shared Savings Program
Modern Healthcare
Medicare's bundled payment model did not change skilled nursing facilities' discharge patterns
Healthcare Finance News
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Voices: Protect home health for America's seniors
The Advertiser (LA)
*PDGM LTE
Beating the Buzzer: Why Timing Is Everything Under PDGM
Home Health Care News
New W&M Task Force Seeks Bipartisan Rural Health Reforms
Inside Health Policy
Nurse practitioners are the solution to health care provider shortages
The Hill
At Least 2.5 Million Home Health Patients Using Medical Equipment Vulnerable to Natural Disasters
Home Health Care News
Increasing Attention Paid to Technologies That May Improve Home Care Options for Seniors
Home Care Daily
Bundled Payments May Not Actually Change Hospitals’ Skilled Nursing Choices
Skilled Nursing News
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Opinion: Texas lawmakers should protect home health for older Americans
Austin American Statesman
*PDGM Bill OpEd by Rachel Hammon
NAHC’s Dombi: CMS Needs to ‘Back Off’ RAP Proposal, PDGM Assumptions
Home Health Care News
Klobuchar’s Health Plan For Seniors Would Expand Medicare Services
Inside Health Policy
Mandatory models among 6 newly proposed Medicare demos
HFMA
Presidential Candidate Booker Proposes Increasing Long-Term Care Funding, Caregiver Pay
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, July 15, 2019
Support this legislation
Times-Journal (AL)
*PDGM Bill LTE
CMS’s Proposal to Eliminate RAPs, Increase PDGM’s Behavioral Adjustment ‘Death by 1,000 Cuts’
Home Health Care News
CMS releases proposed home health payment rule for 2020: 7 takeaways
Beckers Hospital Review
CMS proposes 1.3% pay increase for home health but is ending prepayment of services
Healthcare Finance News
House Lawmakers Reintroduce Independence at Home Demonstration Act
Home Health Care News
Payment plan phase-outs worry providers despite $250M more for home care
McKnight’s Long Term Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, July 19, 2019
CMS Proposes Elimination of RAPs, $250 Million Medicare Payment Increase
Home Health Care News
*PQHH & NAHC quoted
CMS Proposes 8% Cut To Offset Behavior In New Home Health Pay System
Inside Health Policy
Proposed Home Health Rule Would End Pre-Payment Requests
Inside Health Policy
CMS Eliminates RAPs, Expands Home Infusion, Updates PDGM Payment
Home Care Magazine
Medicare Floats $250 Million Pay Hike for Home Health Agencies
Bloomberg
Home-Based Care Ally Adam Boehler to Leave CMMI
Home Health Care News
CMS seeks to reduce state reporting on Medicaid access, pay cuts
Modern Healthcare
Illinois Home Care Workers Finally Receive Back Pay, More Than Two Years Late
Home Care Daily
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Adam Boehler, Who Championed Value-Based Care, to Leave HHS
Bloomberg
CMS Innovation Center head Adam Boehler to leave agency
Modern Healthcare
Burgess, Marchant reintroduce Independence at Home Demonstration Act
The Leader (TX)
Home Care Providers Lifted by First-of-Its-Kind Medicaid Reimbursement Bump
Home Health Care News
Immigrant students learn to be home health aides
Stamford Advocate
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Sens., Reps. Ask CMS To Reconsider Home Health Pay Cut In 2020 Rule
Inside Health Policy
Lawmakers to Verma: Time to Ditch PDGM’s Behavioral Assumptions
Home Health Care News
New Independent Home Care Alliance to Work on Industry’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’
Home Health Care News
Kidney Care Order to Upend Medicare, Dialysis, Organ Transplant
Bloomberg
How to deliver effective and profitable chronic care management
Medical Economics
Shortage of Home Care Nurses on Horizon
NJ Spotlight
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Non-Medical Home Care Could Save At Least $4B in Medicare Costs
Home Health Care News
Joint replacement bundles saved almost $1,000 per year
Healthcare Finance News
Democrats Place Onus On GOP Ahead Of Texas v. U.S. Hearing
Inside Health Policy
Beyond PDGM: Medicare Advantage, Unified PAC Payment Models Are the Future of Home Health Care
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, July 8, 2019
House Lawmakers Looking to Relax Anti-Kickback Rules in Value-Based Care Arrangements
Home Health Care News
Episodes of care and bundled payments
Becker's Spine
New Policy Position Added at HHS to Coordinate Agency Efforts
Bloomberg
Community Care, Social Support Can Cut Medicare Costs for Seniors
Xtelligent Healthcare Media
Doctors Praise Bill To Remove Chronic Care Management Copays
Inside Health Policy
Some Colorado Chronic Health Patients Benefitting from New Telehealth Service at Home
Home Care Daily
How to Launch a Value-Based Care Model
Home Care Magazine
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
HAPPY 4th OF JULY!
Joint replacement bundles saved $997 per patient
Becker’s Hospital Review
Readmissions penalty doing little to slow the spinning of hospitals' revolving doors
Healthcare Finance News
New Rule to Test Union Membership, Finances
Wall Street Journal
Medicare Change on Home Drug Treatments Cuts Provider Pay 77%
Bloomberg
Researchers Question Home- and Community-Based Services as Nursing Home Costs Rise
Home Health Care News
How to Prepare Now for PDGM
Home Care Magazine
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
OMB Reviewing Final Provider Burden Reduction Rule
Inside Health Policy
Sanders Health-Care Pitch Oversells Benefits of $10,000 Tax Hike
Bloomberg
An effort to stop the revolving door for hospital patients may be spinning its wheels
Medical Xpress
Hip, knee surgery readmission rate improvement slows under CMS program
Modern Healthcare
4 Ways to Provide Mental Health Support for Pulmonary Patients
Home Care Magazine
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, July 1, 2019
BETTER Act Calls for In-Home Telehealth Expansion, Unified PAC Payment ‘Prototype’
Home Health Care News
22 States, Localities Raise Minimum Wage As Caregiver Crisis Continues
Home Health Care News
Harnessing the Power of Grassroots Advocacy
Home Care Magazine
Donna Pierantoni: Home care crisis’ impact on disabled adults, seniors
Trib Live
Democrat vs. Democrat: How Health Care Is Dividing the Party
New York Times
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, June 28, 2019
With Data Breaches on the Rise, Home Health Providers Especially Vulnerable
Home Health Care News
Traditional Medicare May Trump Medicare Advantage in Reducing Readmissions
Home Health Care News
VA, Verizon partner on video telehealth services for veterans
Becker’s Hospital Review
Vern Buchanan Gets Medicare Assistance Program Through Key Committee
Sunshine State News
Top Polling Democratic Candidates Square Off On Medicare For All
Inside Health Policy
“Medicare for all” vs. “Medicare for all who want it” at the Democratic debate, explained
Vox
Home health Media Clips
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Alexander Aims For July Floor Vote On Health Cost Cutting Package
Inside Health Policy
Medicare for All Splits Democrats on Future of Health Insurance
Bloomberg Government
‘Medicare For All’ Emerges As Early Divide In First Democratic Debate
Kaiser Health News
Senate Panel Makes Surprisingly Fast Work Of ‘Surprise Medical Bills’ Package
Kaiser Health News
House Panel Approves 1,000 New GME Positions, Telehealth Expansion
Inside Health Policy
State considers deep cuts to home health worker program
News 12 Long Island
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Home Health Workers to Receive More Than $30 Million in Back Pay
Home Health Care News
Stakeholders Encourage Senate To Change Surprise Billing Fix
Inside Health Policy
Trump transparency order puts 'shoppable' healthcare in HHS hands
Modern Healthcare
Last-Minute Changes To Senate Health Package Take Shape
Inside Health Policy
New research highlights inequalities in nursing-home care for minorities
Medical Xpress
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Home Health Nutrition Program Saves $1,500 Per Patient, Lowers Re-Hospitalization Rates
Home Health Care News
Stakeholders Encourage Senate To Change Surprise Billing Fix
Inside Health Policy
Numerous Home Care Aides Struggle with Verbal Abuse, a Hidden Challenge in the Industry
Home Care Daily
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, June 24, 2019
‘Common-Sense Bills’ Seek to Dismantle Home Health Therapy Barriers
Home Health Care News
Improving nutrition can go a long way with home health patients
Earth.com
Affordability of Home Health Care Called into Question for Some Seniors
Home Care Daily
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, June 21, 2019
Letter: Protect home health for America's seniors
The Roanoke Times
*PQHH PDGM LTE
New Legislation Allows Occupational Therapists to Order Home Health
Home Care Magazine
*NAHC Statement
Hoosier families want more resources for home health care
The Indy Channel
Nursing home care costs increasing faster than other medical services, study finds
Fox Business
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, June 20, 2019
The Growing Important of Home Health Care Nurses in America
Home Care Daily
Living Well: Transition care helps patients prepare to leave the hospital
Craig Daily Press
Senate Health Bill Funds Extenders, Strengthens Mental Health Parity
Inside Health Policy
Senate Lands On a Benchmark Payment Rate As Surprise Billing Fix
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
SNF-to-Home Transition Program Saves $3.9M Annually
Home Health Care News
Hospital Exec: ‘Almost Nothing’ Won’t Move to the Home Amid Shift to Lower-Cost Care Settings
Skilled Nursing News
Insurers May Prevail in Senate Fight Over Surprise Medical Bills
Bloomberg
Senators: Costs Package Can Improve Rural Health, But More Can Be Done
Inside Health Policy
Senate Health Committee Will Mark Up Health Care Package Next Week
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
House Hearing Underscores Disagreements Over Surprise Billing Fix
Inside Health Policy
Trump Tees Up Health Care As Focus Of 2020 Campaign
Inside Health Policy
Single-Payer Health Care Will Increase Fraud, Corruption
Real Clear Politics
Trump's health care focus puts GOP on edge
The Hill
Comcast Is Investing in European TV and ... Home Health Care?
The Motley Fool
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, June 17, 2019
YOUR VIEW: Protecting seniors
Meridian Star (MS)
*PQHH LTE
MedPAC Questions Home Health Providers’ Reporting on Patient Functional Ability
Home Health Care News
MedPAC: SNFs, Other Post-Acute Providers Base Assessments on Payments, Not Resident Need
Skilled Nursing News
Home Care Legislation Allowing Client Poaching Moves Closer to Becoming Law
Home Health Care News
Alarming Spending Growth in Medicare Care Model, Report Finds (1)
Bloomberg Government
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, June 14, 2019
Hospital Mergers a Side Effect of Surprise Bills Plans, CBO Warns
Bloomberg
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Care News
PDPM Could Create Risk-Sharing Opportunities, Headaches for Skilled Nursing
Skilled Nursing News
Is Your EHR Ready for PDGM?
Home Care Magazine
Lamont won’t rescind new home care industry regulation protecting workers, despite opposition
Hartford Courant
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Lawmakers taking action to protect home health care
Maui News
*PQHH LTE
Report: In-Home Caregivers Undervalued in Team-Based Care Models
Home Health Care News
SNF Operators Bash Health Care’s Shift into the Home
Home Health Care News
Bloomberg
Ways & Means’ Universal Coverage Debate Sticks To Partisan Lines
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
61% of Older Adults Prefer to Remain at Home — Even If Living Alone
Home Health Care News
Providers Call For Physician Pay Raises, APM Bonuses Extension
Inside Health Policy
Medicare for All, Rival Health-System Fixes on Tap at Key Panel
Bloomberg Government
Home Health Care News
Health Agency Owners Get Prison in Medicare Fraud Scheme
Bloomberg Government
Home care health workers frequently verbally abused by clients and their families
Medical Xpress
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
SNF Prediction Tool Could Keep Home Health Diversions High
Home Health Care News
Providers Call For HIPAA Clarity On Proposed Info Blocking Exceptions
Inside Health Policy
Stakeholders Ask Senate To Change Surprise Billing Fix’s Payment Rate
Inside Health Policy
Senate health panel to move forward on package to lower health costs next week
The HIll
Healthcare consolidation goes beyond usual players
Modern Healthcare
At-Home Heart Rehab Remains an Untapped Market for Home Health Providers
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, June 10, 2019
Payment Overhauls to Bring SNFs, Home Health Providers Closer Together
Home Health Care News
Home Care Providers in These States May Be Best Positioned for Medicare Advantage
Home Health Care News
Report: Here's what Utah is doing right for the health of its seniors
Deseret News
Home Care Magazine
Healthcare Dive
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, June 7, 2019
Rand Paul continues to fight to protect home healthcare for Kentucky patients
Louisville Courier Journal
*OpEd by Kentucky Home Care Association on PDGM legislation
CMS Asks For Feedback To Reduce Prior Auth, Duals, Rural Burdens
Inside Health Policy
Verma: Some alternative pay models should be mandated
McKnight’s Long Term Care News
CMS: No ‘Secret List’ of Troubled Home Health Agencies
Home Health Care News
Immigration ‘Pathways’ Vital to Home Care Industry’s Future
Home Health Care News
Outcry Continues Over Law Allowing Caregivers to Poach Home Care Clients
Home Health Care News
Study: Most Seniors Don't Have Enough Money for Home Health Care
Newsmax
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Nonprofit, Health System-Based Agencies Likeliest to Weather PDGM’s Therapy Storm
Home Health Care News
Legislation Would Allow Caregivers to Poach Home Care Agencies’ Clients
Home Health Care News
Anti-union groups are targeting home-care workers nationally, but labor in Pa. has already scored a win
Philadelphia Inquirer
Government to start posting list of troubled nursing homes
AP News
The Spirit of Innovation Drives a Heart of In-Home Care Services
Home Care Daily
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Letters: Louisiana lawmakers stand up for home health
Congressman Garret Graves
*Re-post of PQHH op-ed
Nearly Half of Home Health Providers Expect to Decrease Therapy Utilization Under PDGM
Home Health Care News
Immigrants play big role in caring for elderly and disabled in U.S
KFGO
Study: Immigration Crackdown Could Hurt Home Health
Home Care Mag
Addus CEO: Medicare Advantage Won’t Be a 2020 Home Care Boon
Home Health Care News
Northwestern Memorial sheds home health, hospice business
Modern Healthcare
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
This Critical Combo Could ‘Blow Up’ Home Health Agency Revenue Cycles
Home Health Care News
[Upcoming Webinar] Hold the Gains & Prepare for Growth Under PDGM
Home Health Care News
Home health care workers the key [letter]
Lancaster News
Health Affairs’ June Issue: Community Care For High-Need Patients
Health Affairs
Rising demand for long-term home care signals looming crisis
Modern Healthcare
Home Care Is Least Affordable for Seniors Who Need It Most
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, June 3, 2019
This Critical Combo Could ‘Blow Up’ Home Health Agency Revenue Cycles
Home Health Care News
AMA Council Rejects Single-Payer Resolution, Calls For Strengthening ACA
Inside Health Policy
Stakeholders’ Comments On E&C Surprise Billing Draft Proposal Set Up Fight
Inside Health Policy
Consulate Tackles Care Transitions with New Skilled Nursing Data Partnership
Skilled Nursing News
Health-Care Fraud Probes Garnered $2.3 Billion in 2018
Bloomberg Government
Kentucky lags in quality of life for seniors
AM News
HHS chief of staff Urbanowicz to depart
Politico
Health IT Helps ACOs, but Core Challenges Remain, OIG Report Finds
Healthcare Innovation
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, May 31, 2019
Letters: Louisiana lawmakers stand up for home health
The Advocate
*OpEd by Homecare Association of Louisiana
Technology Continues to Help Seniors Remain Home (and Safer)
Home Care Daily
Health IT Group: ONC Interoperability Plan Goes Beyond Congress’ Intent
Inside Health Policy
OIG: ACOs Need to Get Better at Health IT
Home Health Care News
Lyft to Partner with ‘Majority of Largest Medicare Advantage Plans’ by 2020
Home Health Care News
‘Bundling is Not Your Friend’: Bundled Payments Remain a Skilled Nursing Threat
Skilled Nursing News
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Why CMS’s Final PACE Rule Spells Opportunity for At-Home Care Providers
Home Health Care News
HHCN Research: Personal Care Services Projected to Dominate Home Care’s 2020 Medicare Advantage Involvement
Home Health Care News
VNSNY Chief of Provider Services: Home Health Disruption Isn’t ‘an Atomic Bomb’
Home Health Care News
The best IT investment St. John's Health has made and how IT can improve the patient experience
Becker’s Hospital Review
ADL, cognitive needs higher for home health recipients in assisted living than in other settings
McKnight’s Senior Living
Medicare ACOs Use Analytics for Care Coordination, Population Health
HealthITAnalytics
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Protect seniors’ home health care
Las Vegas Sun
*PQHH LTE
Care Transition Teams to Play Bigger Role in Post-PDGM World
Home Health Care News
CMS updates program for frail seniors
Politico
Program for Frail Elderly Gets First Major Update Since 2006
Bloomberg Government
Patients gain from in-home care link
The Daily Sentinel
Unions and States Prepare to Fight Trump Home-Care Worker Rule
Stateline
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Letter: Medicare at risk
The Deseret News (UT)
*PQHH LTE
Health system CEOs say 'healthcare at home' is the future
Modern Healthcare
HHCN Research: 90% of Home Care Providers Anticipate Medicare Advantage Business in 2020
Home Health Care News
Senate Health Draft Offers Three Options To Address Surprise Billing
Inside Health Policy
Health at home: Caring for patients where they live
Citizen’s Voice
Fight back against Trump’s attack on unions and home health care workers
Chicago Sun Times
Healthcare Dive
Home Care Jobs Are Helping to Drive Hiring Numbers, Though Pay Remains Low
Home Care Daily
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, May 24, 2019
The Next 10 Years in Home Care: Looking Ahead at a Decade of Change
Forbes
Trump’s New Union-Busting Rule Will Wallop Home Health Workers
Talk Poverty
Analysis: A Health Care Overhaul Could Kill 2 Million Jobs, And That’s OK
Kaiser Health News
Ignoring evidence begot Medicare’s dangerous hospital readmissions penalty
STAT News
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Letter: Protect home health for America’s seniors
Milford Daily News
*PQHH LTE
Legislators should protect Medicare home health
Post Register
*PQHH LTE
Letter: Protect home health for America’s seniors
Metrowest Daily News
*PQHH LTE
Amedisys Execs Share Action Plan for ‘Worst Form’ of PDGM
Home Health Care News
Comcast developing in-home health monitoring device, in talks with hospitals
Becker’s Health IT
AccentCare CMO: ‘We’re Pushing the Envelope on What Can Be Done in the Home’
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
LHC Group CEO: CMS Shouldn’t Disrupt Home Health Care’s Momentum
Home Health Care News
*PQHH media hit
Readers views: Protect home health for seniors + When are police going to enforce the speed limit on Pass Road?
Biloxi Sun Herald
*PQHH LTE
How Home Health Agencies Can Survive the Review Choice Demonstration
Home Health Care News
Soaring to Success Under PDGM
Home Care Magazine
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Congress: Support legislation to defend Medicare home health
The Hill
*Tim Rogers Op-ed
Home health care needs protected for seniors
Zanesville Times Recorder
*PQHH LTE
Letter: Vital options for seniors
Virginian-Pilot
*PQHH LTE
How Home Health Agencies Can Survive the Review Choice Demonstration
Home Health Care News
Founding Director Of CMS’ Duals Office Chosen As New MACPAC Chair
Inside Health Policy
Kindred at Home Exec: Senior Living Operators Should Leave ‘Heavy Lifting’ to Home Health Partners
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, May 20, 2019
Elder care homes rake in profits as workers earn a pittance
AP News
New Long-Term Care Law Could Lead to a Home Care Business Boom
Home Health Care News
Home-care firm expands use of startup's anti-fall tech
Crain’s Detroit Business
Indiana Makes Headway In Annual Senior Health Report
Eagle Country 99.3 FM
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, May 17, 2019
PDGM Unlikely to be Delayed; Coders Next Home Health ‘Rock Stars’
Home Health Care News
How Home-Based Primary Care Can Reduce Expensive Hospitalizations
Harvard Business Review
Unions, Home Health Aides Join Lawsuit Against CMS’ Union-Dues Rule
Inside Health Policy
Opinion: Stop Pitting Home-Care Workers Against Employers
City Limits
Senate To Include Drug Pricing, Surprise Billing In Health Costs Package
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Support home health payment act
Dallas Morning News (TX)
*PQHH LTE
Bob Goodman: Support Home Health Payment Innovation Act
The Daily Camera (CO)
*PQHH LTE
Support bills to fix new Medicare payment system
The Paris News (TX)
*PQHH LTE
Reader Opinion: Protect senior health care
Brainerd Dispatch (MN)
*PQHH LTE
Number of Home Health Workers Per Capita Grows as Behavioral Status of Seniors Declines
Home Health Care News
Senate Releases Surprise Billing Legislation With Arbitration
Inside Health Policy
Divisions Emerge Over How to Stop Surprise Medical Bills
Bloomberg