by Kristin Rowan | Mar 7, 2025 | Clinical, Hospice, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Palliative Care for Medicare Advantage Members Cancer is one of the highest leading causes of death in the United States, second only to heart disease. The challenges for cancer patients are not only physical, but emotional and financial as...
by Kristin Rowan | Mar 7, 2025 | Clinical, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Easier Access to Home Health Prior authorization requirements can be cumbersome, delaying or even preventing care in some cases. Patients who need prior authorization to get he care they need also generally have form after form to fill out or...
by Kristin Rowan | Mar 7, 2025 | Advocacy, Breaking News, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Public Participation Rescinded The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) requires that an agency public a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register; allow sufficient time for public participation via written data, views, or arguments;...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 27, 2025 | Admin, Caregiver Safety, Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical
by Kristin Rowan, Editor We’ve published and talked a lot about caregiver safety, lone worker safety, and keeping your caregivers safe. Until the risk of violence to care at home workers is 0%, we will continue to provide this information and urge you to...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 20, 2025 | Advocacy, CMS, Hospice, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Special Focus Program Not Well Received When the Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP) first appeared, the industry was told the program would help CMS identify and improve the performance of hospice providers that were struggling to meet...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 14, 2025 | Admin, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor CMS 2026 Updates to Prescription Plan The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), released a draft of the calendar year 2026 redesign program instructions. The new provisions...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 6, 2025 | Breaking News, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicaid Payment System Goes Dark On Monday, January 27, President Trump, through the Office of Management and Budget, announced a temporary freeze on federal spending while his newly designated head of the Department of Government Efficiency...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 6, 2025 | Admin, Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Care at Home Worker Safety is not Optional! I will rarely present an editorial piece that is based only on my opinions. I hold a few about care at home in general, but at least attempt to use statistics, facts, and history to support my...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 6, 2025 | Hospice, Medicare Advantage
by Kristin Rowan, Editor End-of-Life Care in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare Using research from CMS, researchers from Mt. Sinai in New York and Brown University in Rhode Island studied the data of adults aged 66 and older who passed away and had Medicare...
by Kristin Rowan | Feb 6, 2025 | Advocacy, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Bill Dombi Key Supporter of Care at Home The end of 2024 and the official merger of NAHC and NHPCO also brought to a close the extensive service to the care at home industry by former NAHC President Bill Dombi. Dombi served as vice president...
