CMS issued an interim final rule on March 30 that provides some clarification for agencies dealing with the public health emergency. A few key points in the rule: CMS acknowledges that telehealth may be used in home health but that telehealth visits are not billable. In certain cases, a patie...
Housing instability Food insecurity Utilities Transportation challenges HCHB is committed to helping our clients successfully navigate the complexities associated with regulatory and industry changes. Every year, the proposed and final rules for Hospice and Home Health are analyzed by The HCHB Product Mana...
is subject to an enrollment or payment sanction for one or more of the violations specified in PACE regulations (e.g., failure of the PACE organization to provide medically necessary services, discrimination in enrollment or disenrollment of individuals based on health status or need for health se...
Creation of new benefit categories for behavioral health services for marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors. Extension of several waivers for telehealth services including reimbursement for telehealth services performed in the patient’s home. Development of five new optional Merit...
which would improve the quality ofhome healthservices for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by strengthening patient rights and improving communication focused on patient well-being. The proposed regulation will modernize home health regulations for the first time since 1989, and includes elements such ...
CMS Officials Tackling Widespread Concerns Over ACO RegulationsMonica Hogan
Ukraine introduces updated labelling regulations for medicines On 18 January 2025, new labelling requirements for medicinal products in Ukraine went into force. These amendments restrict promotional information on labelling, prohibit references to entities other than the manufacturer or marketing authorisation...
email license Infinity Rehab Recommended Reading Medicare members using telehealth grew 120 times in early weeks of COVID-19 as regulations easedByRebecca Pifer•May 27, 2020 Virtual care at a virtual conference: Telehealth will remain post-pandemic, experts say at AHIPByRebecca Pifer•June 19...
CMS finalized a 2.2% increase in the home health payment rates for CY 2025. This stems from the finalized 2.7% market basket update minus the required productivity adjustment of 0.5%. In addition, payment updates include a 1.8% decrease to the national, standardized 30-day payment rate, and ...
On August 2, 2023, CMS wrote a letter to state Medicaid Directors explaining that states can continue their home-and community-based services (HCBS) Appendix K waivers past November 11, 2023, when the COVID-19 PHE-era waivers are currently set to expire. The Appendix K waivers are valid ...