Home Health Media Clips
Friday, November 8, 2019
CMS Details New Home Health Medicare Payments, Home Infusion Benefit
RevCycle Intelligence
Home Health Agencies Face Added Hardships in Rural Markets
Home Health Care News
Hospital Consolidation Tied to Rising Costs by Medicare Panel
Bloomberg
These industries have the highest share of open jobs—here’s how much they pay
CNBC
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Home Health Industry Gains Ground After Final Rule — But PDGM Behavioral Adjustment Battle Isn’t Over
Home Health Care News
After CMS Issues Final PDGM Rule, Advocates Ask: "What Now?"
Home Care Magazine
Studies show home health care in US continues to grow in popularity and importance
KTVA
Trump Health Agenda Hits Bump With GOP Losses in State Elections
Bloomberg
Home Health Media Clips
November 6, 2019
Why CMS’s New Home Infusion Benefit Falls Short — And How to Fix It
Home Health Care News
Senate Measure Aims for Fewer Budget and Debt Ceiling Showdowns
Bloomberg
White House and Congress eye December battle to avoid shutdown
Politico
ACOs linked to consolidation of physician practices, study finds
Fierce Healthcare
Geisinger’s Home Care Program Is Cutting Costs and Improving Outcomes
Harvard Business Review
The 6 keys to post-acute care coordination
McKnight’s Long Term Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
CMS finalizes home health payment rule for 2020: 8 things to know
Becker’s Hospital Review
With RAP Phaseout Finalized, Writing Is on the Wall for Small Home Health Agencies
Home Health Care News
12% of Medicare Advantage Plans Will Offer Expanded Supplemental Benefits in 2020
Home Health Care News
1 in 2 seriously ill Medicare enrollees struggles with bills
Associated Press
Following hospitalization for heart failure, home care lessens re-admission risk
Medical Xpress
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, November 4, 2019
Post-Acute Care ‘Food Fight’ Brewing in Washington
Home Health Care News
Verma: CMS Demo Could Give Rural Areas Money To Redesign Systems
Inside Health Policy
The place where patients recover may also affect whether they return to the hospital
Assisted Living Facilities
CMS Finalizes Home Health PPS, Expands Infusion Medicare Benefits
Health Payer Intelligence
Cost of in-home care is getting more expensive
Herald Net
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, November 1, 2019
CMS Lowers PDGM’s Behavioral Adjustment, Finalizes RAP Elimination Plan
Home Health Care News
CMS Halves Originally Proposed Home Health Cut In Final 2020 Pay Rule
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Agencies Get 1.3% Medicare Payment Hike for 2020
Bloomberg
CMS finalizes payment rules to spur greater use of innovative kidney drugs, home infusion
Fierce Healthcare
CMS finalizes home health pay, kidney care rules
Modern Healthcare
CDC: U.S. life expectancy rises slightly, mortality rates fall compared to ’07
McKnights
Third Time Could Be the Charm for Telehealth Medicare Legislation
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
October 31, 2019
PDGM Changing Home Health M&A Landscape
Home Health Care News
Bipartisan Bill Would Allow HHS To Lift Medicare Telehealth Restrictions
Inside Health Policy
CMS Delays Review Choice in Texas, North Carolina & Florida
Home Care Magazine
Home Health Provider Adopts Cerner EHR to Drive Population Health
EHRIntelligence
For many families, the costs of long-term care are horrifying
The Washington Post
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Home Health Providers: Beware of CMS’s PDGM Pendulum Swing
Home Health Care News
Telehealth Company Gains Ground in Home Health Care’s Battle Against Hospital Readmissions
Home Health Care News
Bipartisan Bill Adds To Focus On Medicare Beneficiaries’ Loneliness
Inside Health Policy
Geriatric workforce issues focus of two bills passed by the House
McKnights
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, October 28, 2019
Despite Challenges, Some See Upside in PDGM’s Therapy Overhaul
Home Health Care News
CMS Pumps Brakes on Primary Care First Launch
Home Health Care News
To the editor: Growing senior population needs levy support
Toledo Blade
New grant aims to help homebound seniors
Washington Post
Some Seniors Readmitted with the Same Infections They Took Home
Health Leaders Media
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, October 25, 2019
CMS Wants to Use Artificial Intelligence to Sniff Out Home Health Fraud
Home Health Care News
CMS Eyes Prior Authorization, AI To Improve Medicare Pay Accuracy
Inside Health Policy
Gentle exercise program improves outcomes among older home care clients
Medical Xpress
CMS Releases New Model Request For Applications Amid Push Towards APMs
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, October 24, 2019
How PDGM is going to change the home healthcare industry - MedCity News
MedCity News
Home Health Providers Skimping on Therapy Will Likely Pay Steep Price
Home Health Care News
5 Persistent Problems for Home-Based Care Programs
Home Health Care News
Democrats Hound Verma On Lack Of ACA Replacement Plan
Inside Health Policy
Partnership Extends Telehealth, RPM to Hospices, Home Health Programs
mHealthIntelligence
Home Health Media Clips
October 22, 2019
Verma Touts Home Health Review Demo As Agency Delays It In 3 States
Inside Health Policy
*PQHH Quoted
Consumer Awareness, Cost Perception Remain Top Challenges for Home Care Industry
Home Health Care News
Landmark uses house calls to reduce hospitalization for sickest patients
MedCity News
CMS Considers AI and Value-Based Care Fraud Prevention Strategies
HealthPayerIntelligence
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Christine Opiela: Protect home health in Washington for Medicare seniors
Spokesman Review
*PDGM Bill OpEd by Home Care Association of Washington
Amazon Unlikely to Pose Immediate Threat to At-Home Care Companies
Home Health Care News
Home Health Advocates Strike Key Victory, Win RCD Delay
Home Health Care News
Primary Care Doctors Crucial in Shift to Payment Based on Value
Bloomberg Government
CMS unveils 5 'pillars' to curbing fraud, waste in Medicare
Fierce Healthcare
Trump Touts Regulatory Savings of Nearly $50 Billion for Economy
Bloomberg
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, October 21, 2019
Trump Impeachment Investigation Stealing Spotlight From Home Health Industry’s PDGM Efforts
Home Health Care News
Home Health Agencies Paid $46.2B to 1.5M Employees in 2018
Home Health Care News
New Disclosure Rule Requires Providers to Dig Up 5 Years of Records
HomeCare Magazine
Home health care charges rising faster than nursing homes’
McKnight’s Long Term Care News
A Shortage Of Paid Caregivers Is Raising The Cost Of Home Care
Forbes
Warren Reports Logging 2 Million Donations: Campaign Update
Bloomberg
Waxman Expects Oversight Committee To Keep Health Care Focus
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, October 18, 2019
Home Health Industry Has ‘Very Limited Chance’ of Derailing CMS’s RAP Plans
Home Health Care News
Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model Likely Headed to the Scrap Yard
Home Health Care News
Second House Panel Advances Democratic Drug Pricing Bill
Bloomberg
Home health care facilities in Iowa, South Dakota ordered to pay
KCRG-TV (Iowa)
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, October 17, 2019
PDPM Aftermath Offers Glimpse of Home Health Therapy Changes to Come
Home Health Care News
Assisted living costs stabilize while home care costs ‘skyrocket,’ survey finds
McKnight’s Senior Living
Cost of Home Health Rising Faster than Skilled Nursing — with Care Diversions to Blame
Skilled Nursing News
5 Obstacles to Home-Based Health Care, and How to Overcome Them
Harvard Business Review
Dems To Grill Verma On Trump’s Health Care Policies At Oct. 23 Hearing
Inside Health Policy
Elijah Cummings, Baltimore congressman who took on Trump administration, dies at 68
Washington Post
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Act to protect health care
Suffolk News Herald
*PDGM Bill LTE
Sinema-Backed Bill Lowers Costs And Protects Access To Home Health Care For Arizona Seniors
Rep. Kyrsten Sinema
Republican Study Committee 2020 Health Plan Coming Next Week
Inside Health Policy
Top Roadblocks Impeding Home Care Providers’ Ability to Coordinate Services
Home Health Care News
Here are all the areas in health care Amazon could look to expand to, according to one analyst
CNBC
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Protecting home health critical to aging Oregonians
Statesman Journal (OR)
*PDGM Bill OpEd
NAHC’s Dombi: We’re Not Going To Be Bullied By Congress, CMS
Home Health Care News
HIPAA Compliance, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Emerging as Key Home Care Legal Issues
Home Health Care News
Why Medicare Advantage Isn’t an ‘Instant Home Run’ for Home Care
Home Health Care News
Private Equity Buyers Press Pause on Home Health Plans
Home Health Care News
How New Health Care Platforms Will Improve Patient Care
Harvard Business Review
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, October 11, 2019
Viewpoint: Cuts to home health care providers are unwise
Times Union (NY)
PDGM’s Lead Author Gets Candid About Pros, Cons of Revolutionary Model
Home Health Care News
PQHH Quoted
Home Health Readmission Rates Remain Flat, Quality Improving
Home Health Care News
PDGM 101: Advice for Small-Scale Home Health Agencies
Home Health Care News
Home Health Care News
Thursday, October 10, 2019
HHS revamps Stark law rules to protect value-based payments, coordinated care
Modern Healthcare
CMS, OIG Propose Changes To Stark, Anti-Kickback Regulations
Inside Health Policy
HHS proposes regulatory changes to promote value-based payment arrangements
Mass Device
Experts, Industry Unclear On Executive Order’s Costs, Potential Savings
Inside Health Policy
‘Micro Social Determinants of Health’ Tool Helps Senior Helpers Reach 3% Re-Hospitalization Rate
Home Health Care News
Drumbeat Builds For A Peace Corps Of Caregivers
Kaiser Health News
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Home health care
Naples Daily News
*PDGM Bill LTE
UnitedHealthcare ramping up investment in virtual visits, home monitoring for 6M Medicare Advantage members
Fierce Healthcare
Alabama May Give Social Workers the Ability to Use Telehealth
mhealthintelligence
Preventing Medication Diversion in Home Health & Hospice
Home Care Magazine
Home care workers protest over ‘chronic problems’ with getting paid on time
Hartford Courant
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
25% of Health Care Spending Is Waste — But Home-Based Care Can Help
Home Health Care News
Bayada, Health Systems Back CMS’s Discharge Planning ‘Paradigm Shift’
Home Health Care News
More U.S. heart disease patients may be choosing to die at home
Reuters
Home-Based Primary Care: How The Modern Day “House Call” Improves Outcomes, Reduces Costs, And Provides Care Where It’s Most Often Needed
Health Affairs
Medicare Looks for Competitive Rates Under Trump’s Latest Order
Bloomberg
Watch out, seniors: Trump just launched a stealth attack on Medicare
Salon
New Round of Medicare Readmission Penalties Hits 2,583 Hospitals
Kaiser Health News
Review Choice Launch Date Announced for Texas
Home Care Magazine
Hospitals Increasingly Offering Home-Based Palliative Care
Hospice News
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, October 4, 2019
CMS Pauses RCD in Two States Ahead of PDGM — But Moves Ahead in Texas
Home Health Care News
New Trump Order Seeks Rate Equality Between Advantage Plans, Fee-for-Service Medicare
Home Health Care News
Trump attacks Democrats’ health care plans and pledges to protect Medicare during political speech to Florida retirees
The Washington Post
Wide-Ranging EO Looks To Base Medicare FFS Rates On MA
Inside Health Policy
Hospitals, Physicians Aren’t Screening for Social Determinants of Health
Home Health Care News
CMS Asks About Social Needs Data, Advocates Say Focus On Outcomes
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, October 3, 2019
Looming Trump Medicare Order Sparks Fear of Program Cuts in 2021
Bloomberg
Trump to unveil executive order on Medicare this week
Becker’s Hospital Review
Hospital-at-Home Models, Home Health Partners Primed to Disrupt US Health Care System
Home Health Care News
Official: CMMI Wants All Medicare FFS Benes In Value-Based Care By 2025
Inside Health Policy
Health IT Groups Ask Senate Health Committee To Slow Down ONC Rule
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Hospital-at-Home Models, Home Health Partners Primed to Disrupt US Health Care System
Home Health Care News
CMS Releases Burden Reduction Final Rule
National Law Review
CMS saved $739 million last year from Medicare ACOs
Modern Healthcare
Trump to Unveil Medicare Plan in Bid to Contrast Democrat Rivals
Bloomberg
Home Health Media Clips
October 1, 2019
Physician Education Likely to Pose Major Challenge Under PDGM
Home Health Care News
Rogers: PDGM’s 8% Cut ‘A Double Slap in the Face’ to Home Health Providers
Home Health Care News
Home Care Attorney: Bill Eliminating 24-Hour Home Care Shifts Unlikely to Pass
Home Health Care News
HHS Reduced Medicare Appeals Backlog By 25%
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, September 30, 2019
Best Buy, Amazon and Walmart Leading Retail’s Race into Home-Based Care
Home Health Care News
CMS Won’t Budge On Notification Requirement ACOs Want Struck
Inside Health Policy
House Concerned Impeachment Could Delay Surprise Billing Legislation
Inside Health Policy
CMS finalizes omnibus paperwork reduction rule
Health Exec
CMS discharge rule requires patient, post-acute care data access
Health Data Management
Hospitals Also Face Length of Stay Pressures — and Skilled Nursing Can Help Ease The Burden
Skilled Nursing News
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, September 27, 2019
CMS Announces New Hospital, Home Health Discharge Planning Requirements
Home Health Care News
CMS releases final discharge planning rule that includes record access requirements
Fierce Healthcare
Drug-Pricing Platform Eludes GOP as Pelosi Pushes Medicare Bill
Bloomberg
Senate Passes Continuing Resolution With Extenders, DSH-Cut Delay
Inside Health Policy
Impeachment Focus Risks Crowding Out Agenda for Trump, Democrats
Bloomberg
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Encompass Health’s April Anthony: Unified PAC Payment Model ‘Could Happen Before PDGM Even Settles’
Home Health Care News
*PQHH Quoted
CMS Streamlines Hospital, Home Health Discharge Planning Requirements
Inside Health Policy
Less Paperwork, Empowered Patients Goals of Medicare Agency Rules
Bloomberg
New CMS rules cut red tape, mandate discharge planning
Modern Healthcare
CMS Eases Participation, Coverage Conditions For Hospitals, Others
Inside Health Policy
Best Buy, Amazon, Walmart Lead Major Retailers’ Charge into Senior Care — With Multi-Billion Potential
Senior Nursing News
Home Health Media Clips
September 25, 2019
Amazon Rolls Out In-Home Care Offering ‘Amazon Care’
Home Health Care News
CMS: Hundreds of Medicare Advantage Plans Preparing to Roll Out New Home Care Benefits in 2020
Home Health Care News
At-Home Care Fueling Disruptive Medicare Advantage Startups
Home Health Care News
Bill for equal pay for telehealth services up for consideration in California
Home Health Line
Medicare Advantage premiums to hit lowest point in over a decade
Modern Healthcare
CBO: Fix backed by doctors for surprise medical bills would cost billions
The Hill
Verma: Plans Must Join Value-Based Arrangements Or Become Obsolete
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Column: Aging population underscores need to protect Medicare home health
Columbus Dispatch
*PDGM Bill OpEd
Letter to the editor: Protect seniors
Idaho Press
*PDGM Bill LTE
Top PDGM Therapy Myths Busted
Home Health Care News
Prefer to age at home in N.J.? It will soon be even harder | Editorial
Star-Ledger/NJ.com
*NAHC Quoted
New Bill in Congress Seeks to Close Home Care’s Labor Gaps, Support Caregivers
Home Health Care News
Kaine introduces bill to support home health-care workers as need grows
Virginia Business
Bill That Could Increase Home Health Labor Costs Signed into Law
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, September 20, 2019
Home care workers have a lousy job. A new bill in Congress aims to change that.
Vox
A Perfect Storm: Amedisys, Encompass Health and LHC Group CEOs Brace for PDGM
Home Health Care News
Therapy Survival Tips for PDGM
Home Health Care News
Improving Home Health Care Through the Use of Analytics
Home Care Daily
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Measure Requires Insurers to Pay Providers Equally for Telehealth, In-Person Visits
Home Health Care News
Walmart Health, Amedisys Partner to Expand Home Health Access Nationwide
Home Health Care News
House CR Would Fund Health Extenders, Delay DSH Cuts Through Nov. 21
Inside Health Policy
Pelosi Pushing Drug-Price Bill Amid Party Split Over Its Scope
Bloomberg
Pelosi Bill To Subject At Least 25 Drugs To Medicare Price Negotiation
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, September 18
Consumer-Directed Regulatory Changes Trigger Home Care Layoffs, Possible Closures
Home Health Care News
Overcoming the Interoperability Gap in Home Health
Home Care Magazine
Wage supports backed for home health care workers
Telegram (MA)
Providers, Insurers Push Lawmakers In Two Directions On Prior Auth
Inside Health Policy
Pelosi Expected To Unveil Drug Pricing Plan Wednesday
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Data Analytics Arms Race Continues Ahead of PDGM
Home Health Care News
The Future Of Medicare: What Every Baby Boomer Should Know
Forbes
House leaders investigate private equity firms over surprise medical bills
Modern Healthcare
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, September 16, 2019
Industry Awaits Verdict on PDGM’s Behavioral Adjustments After Arguing Case to CMS
Home Health Care News
*PQHH Comment Letter Quoted
New Law Could Increase Home Health, Hospice Labor Costs 30%
Home Health Care News
Senior Living Providers Could Acquire Home Health On the Cheap in 2020
Senior Housing News
Biden, Sanders continue sparring on health care after third debate
FOX News
House Calls Provide Better Care And Save Money. Why Don't More Use Them?
Forbes
CMS Pledges Enforcement Of Rule Restricting Union Dues In Medicaid
Inside Health Policy
GOP Senators Plan to Work Out Differences on Surprise Billing
Bloomberg
AG: Home health aides improperly paid, threatened with deportation
Times Union
Home Health Media Clips
Friday, September 13, 2019
Legislators Need To Back Act To Help Medicare Beneficiaries’ Caregivers
The State
*PDGM Bill LTE
State Home Health Leaders Go on the PDGM Offensive
Home Health Care News
*Highlights PDGM Bill OpEds from TX, TN, KS, AL & MI
7 new tech devices for elder care that help seniors live happier, healthier lives
CNBC
Millions at Stake for Nursing Homes Under Value-Based Pay Switch
Bloomberg
HHS Issues Millions in Funding for Patient Access to Care
PatientEngagementHIT
White House Losing Interest In Promised Health Care Overhaul
Inside Health Policy
Health Care Again Leads Democratic Debate
Inside Health Policy
Home Health Care News
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Protect seniors’ right to Medicare home health care
Chicago Sun Times
*PDGM Bill LTE
Aging in Place Often Viewed as a Pipe Dream by U.S. Seniors
Home Health Care News
Lawmakers Look to Eliminate 24-Hour Workdays in Home Care
Home Health Care News
Americans 'fed up' with high healthcare costs, surprise billing, Verma says
Modern Healthcare
Addressing Home Health’s Greatest Challenge: Staffing
D CEO Healthcare
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Congress: Support bipartisan solutions to protect Medicare home health
The Hill
*Tim Rogers PDGM Bill OpEd
MedPAC proposes post-acute pay system based on quality measures
McKnight’s Long Term Care News
Trump Welcomes Pelosi’s Draft As He Presses GOP To Back Finance Bill
Inside Health Policy
Pelosi Plan to Expand Drug-Pricing Reach Rallies Backers
Bloomberg
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Home health agencies demand CMS halt 8% cut based on perceived misbehavior
Fierce Healthcare
*PQHH Quoted
Comment Period Closes For Proposed Home Health Payment Rule
Home Health Care News
House, Senate Return To Work On Rx Pricing, Appropriations, Maternal Health
Inside Health Policy
Financial Incentives, Daily Pay Identified as Key to Fighting Staffing Shortages
Home Health Care News
Proposed Home Infusion Benefit Exciting to Some, ‘Deeply Flawed’ to Others
Home Health Care News
How home health aides could save the economy
The Week
Home Health Media Clips
Monday, September 9, 2019
Medicare’s home healthcare changes worrisome
Orlando Sentinel
*PDGM Bill LTE
Traditional Medicare Has Better Home Healthcare Than MA, Study Finds
Health Payer Intelligence
Post-Hospital Care Next Up for Medicare’s Quality-Based Payments
Bloomberg
Hospitals using post-acute care as their ‘piggy-bank’
McKnight’s Long Term Care News
Health care has been adding jobs for over 5 years
Axios
The 10 fastest-growing jobs of the next decade—and what they pay
CNBC
Aging in the Right Place Considering whether home health is the right option for you
Herald Tribune
Home Health Media Clips
Thursday, September 5, 2019
New regs will undermine home health care in Alabama
AL.com/Birmingham News
*PDGM Bill OpEd
PDGM by the Numbers
Home Care Magazine (Click link to see tables w/in article)
13% of Home Care Workers Live Below the Federal Poverty Line
Home Health Care News
America’s Fastest Growing Jobs Pay About $24,000 Annually
Bloomberg
New York bill would ban 24-hour workdays for home health aides
Times Union
Surprise Billing: A Blight That Needs to Be Fixed by Doctors, Not the Government
Morning Consult
‘I Put My Own Life on Hold’: Adult Children on the Pain, and Joy, of Caring for Elderly Parents
New York Times
Home Health Media Clips
Wednesday, September 4, 2018
CMS Pushes Back ACO Notification Requirement, ACOs Want It Struck
Inside Health Policy
CMS’ Quality Improvement Organization Program to Sharpen Focus on Chronic Disease Management
Healthcare Innovation
Home Testing Is the Future and One Day It Might Even Replace Your Doctor
Technology Networks
Primary Care Plans Put Walmart Back in the Health Care Spotlight
Home Health Care News
Home Care Overtime Lawsuit Could Have National Implications
Home Health Care News
Home Health Media Clips
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Tennessee lawmakers can protect senior access to home health care | Opinion
The Tennessean
*PDGM Bill Op-Ed
Protect home health for America’s seniors
Ocala Star Banner (FL)
*PDGM Bill LTE
Protect Home Health for America's Seniors
Richmond Register (KY)
*PDGM Bill LTE
On the Job, 24 Hours a Day, 27 Days a Month
New York Times
Home Care Overtime Lawsuit Could Have National Implications
Home Health Care News
OMB Reviewing Extension, Changes To Hip-And-Knee Bundles Demo
Inside Health Policy