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NY Healthcare Orgs Collab to Deliver Value-Based Hospice, Palliative Care

January 3, 2024 - Bassett Healthcare Network, a New York-based health system, has partnered with Helios Care to provide patients with value-based hospice and palliative care. Patients in five counties across Central New York will benefit from the collaboration, which aims to establish a more cohesive continuum of care from birth to end of life. Helios Care...

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CMS Finalizes a $140M Increase to Medicare Home Health Payment Rates

by Victoria Bailey

After initially proposing a decrease, CMS has finalized a 0.8 percent increase in Medicare payment rates for home health agencies in 2024, boosting reimbursement by $140 million compared to 2023. The...

States Boosting Medicaid Payment Rates for Home Healthcare Amid Shortages

by Victoria Bailey

Most states have increased Medicaid payment rates for home healthcare providers as the sector grapples with staffing shortages, according to a KFF issue brief. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated...

Lower Payment Rates May Help Curb Medicare Spending on Post-Acute Care

by Victoria Bailey

As Medicare Part A is expected to become insolvent by 2033, Congress should reduce Medicare spending on post-acute care by lowering payment rates to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), home healthcare...

AHA Opposes Proposed Payment Cuts for Home Health Providers

by Victoria Bailey

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is urging CMS to reconsider the payment cuts included in the CY 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) proposed rule. Specifically, the trade...

CMS Proposes $375M Cut to Medicare Home Health Payments

by Jacqueline LaPointe

CMS has released the calendar year (CY) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update proposed rule, which includes a 2.2 percent, or $375 million, cut to Medicare home health...

Optum to Acquire Home Health, Hospice Provider Amedisys

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Amedisys has announced that it plans to combine with Optum to advance value-based care for its patients. The announcement ends the bidding war that ensued this month when Optum made a surprise...

Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model Lowered Medicare Spending

by Victoria Bailey

The Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model reduced Medicare spending by $1.38 billion and improved care quality during its first six years, according to a report from CMS. The CMS Innovation...

Home Health Agencies Get $125M Payment Boost from Medicare

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Home health agencies will receive a 0.7 percent Medicare payment boost under the calendar year (CY) 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update final rule, translating to an extra...

Home-Based Cardiac Care Led to Fewer Subsequent Hospitalizations

by Victoria Bailey

Home-based cardiac care led to fewer hospitalizations and better clinical outcomes for patients compared to care received in a hospital setting, according to a study published in JAMA Network...

AHA Voices Concerns About Home Health Medicare Reimbursement Update

by Victoria Bailey

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has urged CMS to reconsider the Medicare reimbursement update for home health agencies proposed in the Calendar Year 2023 Home Health Prospective Payment System...

CMS Releases Quality Measure Set to Improve Home, Community-Based Care

by Victoria Bailey

CMS has released a quality measure set for home- and community-based services (HCBS), aiming to promote consistent quality measurement and data collection in the Medicaid HCBS program and improve...

CMS Proposes New Medicare Payment Adjustment for Home Health

by Jacqueline LaPointe

CMS is looking to apply a permanent prospective payment adjustment to the home health 30-day period payment rate to account for changes resulting from the implementation of the Patient-Driven Groupings...

Home Healthcare Providers Share Thoughts on Value-Based Care

by Victoria Bailey

Although some home-based care professionals are still unsure about the impact value-based care has had on their organizations, over four in 10 home healthcare providers expect value-based contracts to...

Challenges, Trends Among ACO Home-Based Care Initiatives

by Victoria Bailey

Home-based care initiatives were common among accountable care organizations (ACOs), but ACO leaders cited the lack of return on investment as a barrier to expanding these services, according to a...

Home Healthcare Company Settles False Claims Act Violations

by Victoria Bailey

Signature HomeNow, a home healthcare company operating in Florida, has reached a $2.1 million settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and fraudulently billed Medicare...

CMS Proposes $310M Boost, Value-Based Purchasing for Home Health

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CMS has released the proposed rule for the Home Health Prospective Payment System next year. The rule seeks to expand the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model and address health equity...

CMS Increases Medicare Payments for At-Home COVID-19 Vaccinations

by Jill McKeon

Medicare payments will increase by $35 per dose for providers who administer at-home COVID-19 vaccinations for Medicare beneficiaries, CMS announced today. In alignment with President Biden’s...

CMS to Expand Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model

by Jacqueline LaPointe

CMS is planning to expand a value-based purchasing model that rewards home health agencies for high-quality care and saves Medicare money. The federal agency announced on Jan. 8 via email that it...

CMS Finalizes 1.9% Boost for Medicare Home Health Reimbursement

by Jacqueline LaPointe

CMS has finalized a 1.9 percent, or $390 million, increase in Medicare home health reimbursement in 2021. The boost in reimbursement is significantly less than the 2.6 percent increase proposed by CMS...

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