IRS Tools for Gig Economy Workers
The gig economy—also called sharing economy or access economy—is activity where people earn income providing on-demand work, services or goods. Often, it’s through a digital platform like an app or …
Insights and News
New Report from MACPAC May Show Regulations to Come for Substance Use Disorder Treatment
States are using Medicaid funding to pay for behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment at non-federally approved facilities, according to a report from MACPAC released this month. Like many …
MassHealth Amends the Personal Care Attendant Program
MassHealth is amending the Personal Care Attendant program regulations to update and clarify certain requirements of the MassHealth Personal Care Attendant (PCA) program. The amendments promote the effective operation of …
The Next CMS Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum
This Wednesday, January 8th at 2:00 PM Eastern Time (ET), CMS is hosting the next Home Health, Hospice, and DME Open Door Forum. This call will be Conference Call Only. To …
Medicaid Supplemental Payment Changes Target SNF Revenue
From Modern Healthcare: “A proposal to ramp up reporting requirements is threatening one of skilled nursing operators’ most significant revenue streams and could dent profitability, analysts said.” “CMS’ proposed new rule would …
Hospice Provider Preview Reports – Two Weeks Left to Review!
From CMS: Hospice provider preview reports and Hospice CAHPS Survey provider preview reports have been updated and are now available. These two separate reports are available in your CASPER non-validation …
Alpha Test for the Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) Assessment Instrument
From CMS’ Open Door Forum: “Abt Associates is currently recruiting hospice providers to participate in a field test (called an alpha test) of the new hospice patient assessment instrument, titled …
The Hospice Medicare Advantage Carve-In Moves Forward
CMS has released a fact sheet about VBID which, among many changes, includes the Medicare Advantage Carve-In Demonstration for hospice. From CMS: CY 2021 VBID Request for Applications CMS is …
New Medicare Card Flyer for Your Patients
CMS finished mailing new Medicare cards. The new cards without Social Security numbers offer better identity protection. Help protect your patient’s personal identity by getting their new Medicare Beneficiary Identifier …
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Individual Mandate is Unconstitutional
A federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate is unconstitutional, but it stopped short of striking down the entire healthcare law. Two judges on the three-judge …