Medicare numbers are now in the process of being replaced. Member’s current HICN will be replaced with an alphanumeric combination called the Medicare Beneficiary Number (MBI). MBIs will be randomly …
Amedisys has been doing something that started a couple years ago and caught many by surprise. Their acquisition of private duty home care providers seems to be gaining steam. Starting …
The controversial law which allows patients to expedite the dying process has been put on hold by a state judge in California. Physicians are barred from prescribing any lethal drugs …
The DOL has filed new lawsuits against 5 different home health and home care providers across the county. In the suits filed, the DOL is going after providers for failing …
Quality of care tracking and reporting is becoming a much larger component of operations for hospices. CMS is actively working on providing more data to the public through various methods …
In April, we learned that CMS was opening Medicare Advantage plans up to include coverage for homemaker services. While this is great for patients, you can expect more traditional Medicare …
Most hospices will like some aspects of the proposed rule for 2019 but some might not. These are just proposed changes for 2019, not what will actually happen. However, the …
CMS has introduced a new round of pre-claim reviews for home health agencies and the likelihood of it becoming a reality is getting closer than ever. This next round adds …
Humana has been allowed to move forward with the ability to purchase a 40% stake in Kindred at Home. The insurer also has the first right to purchase the additional …
As many agencies are aware and undergoing, CMS has implemented a Targeted Probe and Educate program. Aside from the obvious jokes about being probed by Medicare and feeling uncomfortable, the …
