New Medicare rules are kinder to home health agenciesAmy Fletcher
For-profit, or proprietary, home health agencies were banned from Medicare until 1980 but now account for a majority of the agencies that provide such services. Medicare home health costs have grown rapidly since the implementation of a risk-based prospective payment system in 2000. We analyzed ...
Who is Eligible for a Medicare Supplement Plan in Georgia? In Georgia, eligibility for Medicare Supplement plans follows the same guidelines as in the rest of the United States. To be eligible for a Medicare Supplement plan in Georgia, you must meet the least one of the following: ...
Comparing companies is important when looking at premiums for your Medicare Supplement plans in Tennessee, but there is more to a carrier than their monthly cost. Credit agencies, such as S&P or A.M. Best, are in place to independently review the financial health of carriers. In contrast, co...
In particular, participating hospitals tried to reduce cost by increasing preoperative preparation to reduce inpatient length of stay and have tighter controls on patient discharge disposition — expanding networks with home health agencies and reducing referrals to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), and ...
How you can help fight healthcare fraud UnitedHealthcare is committed to preventing fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare benefit programs and we're asking for your help. If you think you've seen or been a victim of fraud, please report it to us immediately. Not sure if what you've seen...
Typically, you have up to three months before or three months after your 65th birthday to sign up for Medicare coverage. This is known as the Initial Enrollment Period (IEP). If you miss this deadline or already have health insurance, you can sign up for Medicare during Open Enrollment or...
Quality improvement organizations should review “untimely fast-track appeals regarding termination of services provided in home health agencies, comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities, or skilled nursing facilities,” AMGA said. Current regulations have different appeals processes for MA and ...
Effective as of December 26, 2024, each nursing home facility (“Facility”) in New York State will be required to post its overall Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) rating, as well as its ratings for (i) health...more ...
For each of these companies, we collected data from third-party rating agencies such as the credit rating agencyAM Bestand theNational Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), an independent organization that rates health care plans on quality and customer satisfaction. We also gathered data from go...