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Panel considers potential changes to home health model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec.
CMS releases CY 2024 home health PPS final rule; partially delays behavioral adjustments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 1 issued its calendar year 2024 final rule for the home health prospective payment system, which will increase home health payments by a net $140 million, or 0.8%, in calendar year 2024, relative to the year prior.
AHA comments on MedPAC’s recent post-acute care discussions
AHA urged the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to reconsider its pursuit of site-neutral payment policies for inpatient rehabilitation facilities and skilled-nursing facilities.
Advancing Health in America Is a Bipartisan Goal We Can All Get Behind
The convening of the 118th Congress this week is a reminder of Washington’s highly-charged political environment.
Post-Acute Care Advocacy Alliance News Update - October 2022
Beginning Oct. 1, 2022, IRFs have been required to collect and report new data elements adopted into the IRF PAI V4.0.
Putting on a Full-court Press to Secure Support for Hospitals and Patients
As Congress convenes for its post-election lame-duck session, we are turning up the pressure to secure additional support for hospitals and the patients and communities they serve. We need to put on a full-court press — and that includes all of us reaching out to our senators and representatives — to urge them to include a number of key priorities in a year-end spending package.
COVID-19 toolkit released for clinicians in post-acute, long-term care
Five medical organizations this week released a toolkit for clinicians in post-acute and long-term care settings about the benefits of the COVID-19 bivalent booster and oral antiviral therapeutics.
CMS finalizes small payment update for home health agencies for CY 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued its calendar year 2023 final rule for the home health prospective payment system, which would increase HH payments by a net 0.7%, or $125 million, in calendar year 2023 relative to CY 2022.
HHS expands Medicaid home and community-based program funding in five new states
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday awarded $25 million in planning grants to expand access to home and community-based services through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person program.
CMS informational bulletin urges steps for improving health outcomes in nursing homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today issued an informational bulletin urging states to use existing Medicaid authority to drive better health outcomes for nursing home residents and improve staff pay, training and retention.