In-home health risk assessments may be responsible for billions in MA overpayments, study finds
By
Adam Healy
May 07, 2024
MA insurers may be upcoding patients’ risk scores during health risk assessments — and collecting billions of dollars as a result.
Nurses largely fed up with remote care, independent contractor work, survey reveals
By
Adam Healy
May 07, 2024
Many nurses believe remote, virtual and app-based tools have a negative effect on care quality, according to a new survey.
California advances bill to improve Medicaid rates for private duty nursing services
By
Adam Healy
May 07, 2024
A bill that would create a new funding pathway for continuous home-based skilled nursing care has gained traction in the California Legislature.
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, May 7
By
Adam Healy
May 07, 2024
Study addresses unwinding’s impact on Medicaid undercount … CMS mailing restrictions hurt cancer patients in rural America, commentary argues … United Health Foundation grants The...
In anticipation of upcoming rule, home health providers look to lawmakers’ efforts to stop Medicare...
By
Adam Healy
May 06, 2024
The support of key leaders in Washington is buoying home health providers’ hopes for more moderate future rulemaking.
Caregiver shortages present growing impediment to home care firms’ growth, survey finds
By
Adam Healy
May 06, 2024
Many home care providers struggle to recruit and retain workers, and for many, it’s the biggest obstacle to growth.
VA extends health coverage to family caregivers of patients who served
By
Adam Healy
May 06, 2024
Family members and caregivers of veterans soon will have more options to receive care through CHAMPVA.
Home Care briefs for Monday, May 6
By
Adam Healy
May 06, 2024
Hospital-at-home proponents argue for extension of waiver … South Carolina US attorney forms multiagency healthcare fraud task force … Bon Secours Mercy Health, Compassus finalize hospice...
Elara Caring, cited in death of visiting nurse Joyce Grayson, vows to contest violation
By
Adam Healy
May 03, 2024
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a division of the Department of Labor, cited Elara Caring for failing to provide adequate safeguards to protect visiting nurse Joyce Grayson from workplace...
BrightSpring, which recently went public, posts loss in Q1 on higher sales
By
Adam Healy
May 03, 2024
Home- and community-based health and pharmacy firm BrightSpring lost $46.3 million while generating robust sales growth in Q1.