Helping to Protect the Home Health Industry
Providing oversight on regulations, government overreach, and financial operational fundamentals to improve financial outcomesPDGM and the LUPA Thresholds
This is a brief overview of the changes to the LUPA Threshold under PDGM.
The Rule-Making Process
How we can use the Rule-Making Process to impact the Final Rule from CMS.
Budgeting and Forecasting
this post is about budgeting and forecasting in the home health industry
The 2022 Home Health PPS Proposed Rule
Changes aplenty. Will you be ready? This (CY2022) being year 2 under PDGM, there are numerous changes proposed in the CY2022 HH PPS Proposed Rule; most having to do with HH PPS (see § II of the Proposed Rule) and the HH VBP Model (see §III), which I will discuss...
The Home Health PPS Proposed Rule for CY2021
The Home Health PPS Proposed Rule for CY 2021 has been published in the Federal Register for review by all stakeholders and interested parties.
PDGM and Therapy Services
Therapy services are still included in the home health benefit under PDGM: that did not change!
Conditions of Participation for Home Health
The Revised Conditions of Participation for Home Health On January 13, 2017, CMS had published in the Federal Register the revised and updated Conditions of Participation for Home Health. These new, revised Conditions of Participation (CoP's) for Home Health...
The Home Health Cost Report: A Flawed but Required Document
The Home Health Cost Report The Home Health Medicare Cost Report is a document that must be completed and filed annually by all home health agencies (HHAs). Failure to do so can result in the termination of all cash-flows from the Medicare program and can also...
Changes to the Home Health Cost Report for CY2016 and Beyond
There was a fairly significant change to the Medicare Home Health Cost Report for 2016. Do you know what that change was? Worksheet S-2-1 Worksheet S-2-1 is new to the Home Health Cost Report for CY 2016 (i.e., a fiscal year-end of 12/31/16)....
MedPac’s March 2017 Report to Congress
The MedPac Payment Policy Report The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPac) released their latest Medicare Payment Policy report to Congress on March 15, 2017. There are fourteen chapters and some additional administrative information in this report - see the...