Home Infusion Therapy Services
(The Content below is taken from the Centers for Medicare & medicaid Services: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/Home-Infusion-Therapy/Overview.html) Home infusion...
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A recently published study in The American Journal of Accountable Care finds that home health care may result in lower costs and a lower hospital readmission rate for Medicare beneficiaries after...
View ArticleInadequate Personal Care at Home Increases Overall Medicare Costs
Medicare home health coverage plays a vital role in supporting the health, safety, and well-being of adults in need of community-based care. Unfortunately, the Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center)...
View ArticleNew Medicare Home Health Fact Sheet
One of the core considerations of the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s Medicare Platform is to reduce ongoing barriers to care. Home health is one area in particular where the Center has seen a...
View ArticleMore Doors to Medicare Home Health Closing, More Harm for Observation Status...
Many Medicare hospital patients classified as observation status “outpatients” currently forego necessary skilled nursing facility (SNF) care and head home to continue care through Medicare’s home...
View ArticleCMS Proposed Medicare Home Health Rules Raise Concerns for Access to Care –...
The Center for Medicare Advocacy is concerned that proposed home health rules will further steer home health agencies away from providing care for beneficiaries who need it the most and toward...
View ArticleAs Home Care Needs Increase, Access Issues Must Be Addressed
According to a recent New York Times Article, “Home health care is the fastest growing major job category in the country, one of the most emotionally and personally demanding, and one of the worst...
View ArticleCenter Comments on 2019 Proposed Home Health Rule
September 9, 2019 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1711-P P.O. Box 8013 Baltimore, Maryland 21244-8013 Submitted electronically to:...
View ArticleProposed Home Health Rules – Payment Shouldn’t Impede Access
The Center for Medicare Advocacy (the Center), submitted comments this week regarding the 2020 proposed rules for Medicare home health care. The Center is pleased CMS plans to allow therapist...
View ArticlePotential Impacts of New Medicare Payment Models On Skilled Nursing Facility...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be implementing revised payment systems for both skilled nursing facility care (effective October 2019) and home health care (effective January...
View ArticleHome Health Practice Guide
Medicare Home Health Coverage and Care Is Jeopardized By the New Payment Model – The Center for Medicare Advocacy May Be Able to Help Actual Recent Case Study Mrs. Green has advanced multiple...
View ArticleMedicare Coverage of Home Health Care Has Not Changed Under the New Payment...
Background. On January 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began implementing a new Medicare payment system—“Patient Driven Groupings Model” (PDGM)—for home health...
View ArticleIssue Brief: Medicare Payment vs. Coverage for Home Health & Skilled Nursing...
New Issue Brief: Medicare Payment vs. Coverage for Home Health & Skilled Nursing Facility Care The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) — the federal agency responsible for...
View ArticleMedicare Home Health Case Settled with Full Coverage for Beneficiary with...
Advocates should continue to be alert for inappropriate denials of coverage based on lack of improvement or on “stability” – particularly for individuals with chronic conditions. The post Medicare Home...
View ArticleCenter Comments on Proposed Home Health Rules
New rules should be proposed that encourage agencies to provide care for all people who qualify under the law, for all services covered under the law. The post Center Comments on Proposed Home Health...
View ArticleComments Submitted Regarding Medicare Home Health Proposed Rule for 2021
The Center for Medicare Advocacy (Center) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) about the Calendar Year 2021 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update;...
View ArticleCMA Home Health Survey | Medicare Beneficiaries Likely Misinformed and...
the Center conducted a survey of 217 Medicare-certified home health agencies (HHA) in 20 states to learn more about what beneficiaries experience. The results were not encouraging. The post CMA Home...
View ArticleHome Health Webinar Q & A
Information based on questions that were received from the January 12, 2022 webinar on Medicare coverage of home health services The post Home Health Webinar Q & A appeared first on Center for...
View ArticleNew Resource | Home Health FAQs
Answers to frequently asked questions about Medicare coverage of home health services. The post New Resource | Home Health FAQs appeared first on Center for Medicare Advocacy.
View ArticleCenter for Medicare Advocacy Contributes to Report on the Medicare Home...
Report raises valid issues, but completely mis-defines the home health benefit. The post Center for Medicare Advocacy Contributes to Report on the Medicare Home Health Benefit appeared first on Center...
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