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Hospice 2020 Wage Index Proposal Analysis
Payment Update Current law sets forth a formula that guides CMS’ proposed payment update that can be changed if Congress passes legislation to change the […]
Senior Housing Now – Rally At Home Toolkit
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Hospice and Skilled Nursing Proposed Payment Updates
Hospice Payment Update The proposed payment update for FY 2020 is 2.7% based on the estimated inpatient hospital market basket update of 3.2% minus the […]
Nonprofit Hospice Services: Where Mission and Community Meet: April 2019
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What Will EPA’s New Rule on Pharmaceuticals Mean for You?
Effective Aug. 22, 2019, providers of aging services with hospice and nursing home settings will no longer be allowed to dispose of pharmaceuticals by flushing […]
HUD Announces New Sec. 202 Housing Funds
On April 4, 2019, HUD released the Notice of Funding Availability for the new Section 202 funds appropriated by Congress in FY17 and a portion […]
Congressional Telehealth Caucus Request for Information: Comprehensive Telehealth Legislation Recommendations – 2019
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Hospice Quality Measures When Death Is Imminent
CMS plans to begin displaying the first measure—which covers the last three days of a hospice patient’s life—on Hospice Compare in summer 2019 but will […]
Observation Stays Legislation Introduced in House and Senate
On March 12, Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019 in the House […]