The choice selection period will begin on October 16, 2019 and end on November 14, 2019 for Home Health Agencies (HHAs) located in Texas, who submit claims to Palmetto GBA, the Jurisdiction M Medicare …
CMS is providing notifications to Home Health Agencies that were determined to be out of compliance with Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) requirements, which will affect their CY …
This week CMS released Omnibus Burden Reduction (Conditions of Participation) Final Rule. The rule “removes Medicare regulations identified as unnecessary, obsolete, or excessively burdensome on hospitals and other healthcare providers …
Today CMS issued a final rule that sets new requirements for discharge planning. CMS wants patients to have a more active role in the process, as well as continue to …
Today, CMS posted the first annual release of the Post-Acute Care and Hospice Utilization and Payment Public Use Files (PAC PUF) with data for 2017. The PAC PUF replaces the …
Many home health providers have received an increase in denials due to reason code 37253. This code causes your claim to go to the Return to Provider (RTP) file when …
California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) passed in the State Senate last week, and is expected to be signed into law. AB5 is intended to ensure that “gig” workers like …
Today CMS issued a proposed rule that has broad-reaching effects across the home health care industry. CMS is proposing to address potential Medicare fraud by phasing out pre-payments for home health …
CMS finalized a rule to update and modernize the PACE program. This rule is the first major proposed update to the Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) since …
CMS has released an updated Home Health Change of Care (HHCCN) Form. Effective July 1, 2019, all Home Health Agencies will be required to use the renewed form with the …
