This year’s proposed rules cover a broad list of issues but a few may be of particular interest to LeadingAge members including some changes that […]
News Topic: Medicare
CMS Provides Home Health and Hospice Updates in February 2022 Open Door Forum
CMS Provides Home Health and Hospice Updates in February 2022 Open Door Forum On February 24, CMS hosted an Open Door Forum for Home Health, […]
HRSA Sends Another Batch of Phase 4 PRF Payments
HRSA set aside a total of $17.5 billion for a Phase 4 general distribution to provider applicants. Including this week’s announcement, $11.5 billion has been […]
HRSA Sends Another Batch of Phase 4 PRF Payments
HRSA set aside a total of $17.5 billion for a Phase 4 general distribution to provider applicants. Including this week’s announcement, $11.5 billion has been […]
MedPAC Recommends Medicare Rate Cuts for SNF
MedPAC serves in an advisory function to Congress and the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary regarding the administration of the Medicare program. Last […]
New HHS Medicare Telehealth Report and Utilization Data
HHS’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) has issued a new report, “Medicare Beneficiaries’ Use of Telehealth in 2020: Trends by […]
Seriously Ill Population No Longer Part of Primary Care First Model
Primary Care First (PCF) is a five-year demonstration model being tested through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) in 26 regions around the […]
Home Health CY2022 Rates Increase 2.6% and HHVBP Expanded
CY2022 Rate Adjustments/Updates The rule updates the Medicare home health (HH) payment rates and wage index for CY2022 increasing them 2.6%, which is higher than […]
LeadingAge Acts to Secure Needed Funding, Programs
On October 8, LeadingAge sent a series of letters to key negotiators from the House, Senate, and White House who are working out the next […]
Member Town Hall on Vaccine Mandates – A Summary
To begin the Town Hall meeting, Ruth Katz, SVP of Policy, offered affirmative comments to all members about how important it is for LeadingAge to hear […]