FY2027 Hospice Reimbursement Rates
Small Numbers, Real Housekeeping for Your Books After weeks of uncertainty, CMS has published its correction to the FY2027 hospice wage index and payment rates. The notice was filed September …
2027 Home Health Proposed Rule
What this rule really means for your bottom line … On the surface, the Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule (CMS-1844-P) looks like good news. CMS …
Should Your Hospice or Home Health Agency Join a Regional Collaborative?
What New England’s NECHN Growth Tells Us Independent hospice and home health agencies across Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts are watching a quiet but consequential trend: small, mission-driven providers are …
The 2026 Home Health Final Rule: A Survival Guide for Agencies
If you’ve been holding your breath waiting for the 2026 Medicare Home Health Final Rule, you can finally exhale. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final …
Q&A Basics for IRF and LTCH Providers
CMS is offering an instructional resource for providers on how to access and use CMS QRP (Quality Reporting Program) Quarterly Q&A documents. This resource addresses the purpose and benefit of …
HHS Announces Rule to Protect Consumers from Surprise Medical Bills
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management, issued “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part …
The Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Reporting Deadline is Just Weeks Away! Are You Prepared?
The CARES Act, passed in March last year, included $175 billion in Provider Relief Funding (PRF). Lawmakers promised that these funds would be available to providers with no strings attached …
MassHealth Adult Daycare Providers: Important COVID-19 Updates!
MassHealth has posted two important bulletins for all Adult Daycare Providers in Massachusetts. The first bulletin, available here, describes COVID-19 related flexibilities for MassHealth providers of adult foster care/group adult …
President Biden Extends the Suspension of Medicare Sequestration
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, President Biden signed H.R. 1868 into law, which extends a suspension of Medicare sequestration (scheduled payment cuts of two percent for most providers). The payment …
Medicare Loan Recoupment has Begun! How Will this Impact Your Organization’s Cash Flow?
Providers struggling during the pandemic were given a critical lifeline from CMS in the form of Medicare advanced/accelerated payments last year. With so many things on your plate during these …