Home health providers are scrambling as they push Congress to pass a bill that would alleviate some of the pay cuts the home health sector has taken, and the advocates are eying any upcoming packages as a possible place to attach the bill. The bill would also require Congress’ Medicare payment advisors to be more […]

Home health provider associations are worried that CMS’ proposed way of analyzing home health behavioral adjustments, aimed at keeping the revamped pay system budget neutral, could lead to big cuts down the road even though CMS is suggesting no new cuts to payment for 2022. The providers say CMS’ proposed method is contrary to Medicare […]

States would be able to use Medicaid money to pay for home health workers’ health and training benefits or union dues under a proposed rule issued Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The proposed rule, if finalized, would re-establish states’ flexibility to allow home care workers and personal care assistants to enroll in—and use […]

Home health agenices want the Biden administration to reconsider a proposed rule that would reduce their Medicare payment rate by nearly 4.4% for a third straight year in 2022. The “behavior assumption adjustment” in the proposed Home Health Prospective Payment System rule would lower Medicare payments, on the “assumption” that home health agencies would alter their billing and […]

Democrat finds no Republicans to support home health investment Legislation looks to fulfill Biden’s pledge to spend big in Medicaid A top senator is trying to unify Democrats in supporting a massive investment in home- and community-based health-care services, but faces slim margins in both chambers of Congress. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) Thursday unveiled his plan to make what […]