Home Health

AHA comments on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2020 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and CY 2019 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology Refinements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements; Home Infusion Therapy Requirements; and Home…
Listen to the Home Health Advisory Call - August 15, 2019. 
In a move that eventually could disrupt the dialysis market, CVS Health recently began a trial for its HemoCare device to determine whether it is more convenient and effective than clinic-based treatment. HemoCare uses an artificial kidney device to simplify dialysis for home-based patients.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 11 issued a proposed rule that would update the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2020. In accordance with the statutory mandate in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA of 2018), last year’s…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today released its home health prospective payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2020.
Also in this weekly roundup of health care news: how mandated access to at-home palliative care has made all the difference for some patients; and a town’s first-person account of battling the opioid epidemic.
The House of Representatives yesterday voted 400-11 to pass a health care bill (H.R. 7127) that includes the ACE Kids Act.
Regulatory Advisory: Home Health PPS Final Rule: CY 2019 Update and CY 2020 Payment System Redesign Audio recording (MP3)
Download the full Regulatory Advisory (PDF) below The payment update for CY 2019 is relatively straight forward; however, the substantial re-design for CY 2020 brings a complex transformation to the field. Overall, we support the design of the new model, which shifts resources to the medically-…