Perplexing MA final rule adds up to bad news for home care providers
By
Liza Berger
Apr 05, 2024
The Medicare Advantage final rule for 2025 released this week offered what all stakeholders agree is an underwhelming update. Its implications, by contrast, might have an overwhelming impact on home care...
Study: MA meal program may improve post-acute recovery for food-insecure adults
By
John Roszkowski
Apr 01, 2024
Food insecurity has often been linked to poor health outcomes. A new study suggests a targeted meal program for economically disadvantaged older adults may improve outcomes post-hospitalization.
End-of-life care stakeholders celebrate end of hospice VBID carve-in
By
Adam Healy
Mar 06, 2024
Various hospice associations on Tuesday cheered the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ recent decision to abandon the Hospice Benefit Component of the Value-Based Insurance Design model. They...
How does home care adapt to a value-based care world? Money talks, strategist says
By
Liza Berger
Jan 25, 2024
At the Home Care 100 conference in Scottsdale, AZ, this week, Katy Lanz offered this message for home care providers seeking to survive in a value-based care world: “Show me the money. Show me the data.”
Panel: Patient satisfaction helps drive success for MA plans and home care partners
By
Liza Berger
Jan 24, 2024
Thanks to a federal 2020 rule that elevated the weight of patient satisfaction in star ratings, Medicare Advantage plans need to keep their members’ experiences front and center. Plans and home care...
MedPAC’s alternate home health reality
By
Liza Berger
Jan 12, 2024
Home health operators and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) continue to see appropriate reimbursement quite differently
Ghostbusters: Senate bill would crack down on MA ‘ghost networks’
By
Adam Healy
Oct 20, 2023
Lawmakers introduced a bill that would rein in the prevalence of “ghost networks” — flawed or unreliable lists of in-network MA providers.
MA marketing practices, prior authorizations to command lawmakers’ attention this week
By
Adam Healy
Oct 18, 2023
Both the House and Senate are slated for hearings this week to tackle various healthcare issues coming to the forefront.
NAHC: VBID model a ‘game-changer’ for hospice, but MA’s interest still a question
By
Adam Healy
Oct 17, 2023
The VBID model is one of the most important developments in the hospice industry, but the effect on providers is still uncertain.
ATI: Medicare Advantage plans shrinking in-home support options
By
Adam Healy
Oct 13, 2023
The number of Medicare Advantage plans offering in-home supportive services in 2024 shrunk to its lowest number since 2021.