Tag Archives: Medicare
Medicare To Penalize 2,211 Hospitals For Excess Readmissions – Kaiser Health News
Medicare To Penalize 2,211 Hospitals For Excess Readmissions – Kaiser Health News While we have yet to see significant reductions in the number of home health providers across the nation, discussions continue around the numerous variables that might impact such … Continue reading
New Home Care Models
Medicare has paid for home health since 1965. Other payers cover care in the home, but over the past 45 years the Medicare patient who needed the skill set of the home health nurse has gotten care exclusively from Medicare certified home health agencies. With the Affordable Care Act on our near horizon Medicare is preparing to split that care at home into a number of different models. Continue reading
Increased Scrutiny via HEAT, ZPICs, and Look for More from Fiscal Intermediary
While the cuts for Medicare home health from the Affordable Care Act have gotten most of our attention over the past months, increased scrutiny by the Federal Government is a much greater immediate threat to home health providers that focus on Medicare patients. Continue reading
