As I am writing this blog post, I am sitting in the hospital waiting room with labor pains. You see, I am about to have my second child.
Amedisys earns $32.6M in Q2 on higher revenues
By
Liza Berger
Jul 25, 2024
Amedisys Inc., the major home health and hospice firm that is in the process of being acquired by UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division, earned $32.6 million in the second quarter. That compares with a...
Major change in air ahead of upcoming NAHC conference
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Liza Berger
Jul 19, 2024
As the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas approaches, it’s difficult to recall a time of greater uncertainty.
Biden’s condition? It’s called aging, folks
By
Liza Berger
Jul 11, 2024
All of this talk about aging has made me wonder if my senior moments may be closer than I feared. It’s also a reminder that the topic of getting older is one that few of us like to touch until we are...
CMS proposes paying for in-home dialysis for patients with acute kidney injury
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Liza Berger
Jun 28, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late Thursday issued an end-stage renal disease (ESRD) proposed rule for calendar year 2025 that offers to extend Medicare payment to dialysis in the home setting...
Proposed home health rule disappoints yet again
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Liza Berger
Jun 28, 2024
Another year, another round of Medicare home health cuts. That seemed to be the sentiment among industry advocates after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services again stuck it to the industry with...
[Updated] CMS proposes -1.7 percent Medicare home health payment decrease for 2025
By
Liza Berger
Adam Healy
Jun 26, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing a decrease in Medicare payments for home health agencies by 1.7%, or $280 million, for calendar year 2025, the agency disclosed Wednesday afternoon....
Report: States improving Medicaid renewal processes for seniors, people with disabilities
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Liza Berger
Jun 24, 2024
During the Medicaid eligibility renewal process, also known as the unwinding, which began in April 2023, over 1 million seniors and people with disabilities lost coverage. While problems persist with re-enrolling...
Former Louisiana hospice owner sentenced for placing healthy people on hospice
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Liza Berger
Jun 24, 2024
A former Louisiana hospice owner has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and three counts of healthcare fraud, and has been ordered to pay more than $3 million in restitution. Kristal...
Home Care briefs for Monday, June 24
By
Liza Berger
Jun 24, 2024
OMB considers revising Standard Occupational Classification process for direct care professionals … AMGA recommends value-based care support and reform to Congress … Amazon expands mail-order...