by Tim Rowan | Oct 25, 2024 | CMS, Editorial, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus Is Medicare Advantage Killing Us? Dr. Steve Landers has long been eloquent in his speaking and writing about the importance of Home Health over the years. Though I was already impressed, I gained a new level of respect this week....
by Kristin Rowan | Oct 25, 2024 | Advocacy, CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Medicare Advantage is Killing Us...Literally This is part 2 of 2 in the interview with Dr. Steven Landers. You can read part 1 here. Medicare Advantage article by Dr. Landers Earlier this week, Dr. Landers published an article in the NAHC...
by Kristin Rowan | Oct 18, 2024 | CMS, M&A, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor UnitedHealth Group Earnings Show Strong Q3 Revenue Growth For most of 2024, and even going back into 2023, The Rowan Report has written about UnitedHealth Group and its acquisitions, its over diagnosing patients for financial gain, its...
by Kristin Rowan | Sep 27, 2024 | Admin, Breaking News, CMS, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor CMS Ransomware Attack In mid-2023, a planned file transfer went awry when Clop claimed to have breached hundreds of companies that they later listed on a data leak site. Among the companies listed were Shell, UnitedHealthcare Student...
by Rowan Report | Sep 27, 2024 | Breaking News, Partner News, Regulatory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Portland District Office 503-231-2300 blumenauer proposes overhaul to hospice benefit If enacted, the legislation would be the single most significant update to the hospice benefit and payment structure since its inception in 1982...
by Kristin Rowan | Sep 20, 2024 | CMS, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Essentia Drops Medicare Advantage Essentia Health is an integrated health system with locations in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. The health system offers 285 different services across more than 1,700 locations. They employ more than...
by Tim Rowan | Aug 23, 2024 | Artificial Intelligence, Caring for the Caregiver, Clinical, CMS
by Tim Rowan, Editor Emeritus O ne just does not know whom to believe anymore. This week, we were sent three opinions of the pros and cons of Medicare Advantage programs. One says they reduce costs and improve patient satisfaction for rural residents. Another says...
by Kristin Rowan | Aug 16, 2024 | CMS, Editorial, Marketing, Medicare Advantage, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor Leading Associations Attempt to Curb Medicare Advantage Marketing Practices that Prey on the Unsuspecting For some time now, we’ve been reporting on the marketing practices that Medicare Advantage uses to lure new members. And,...
by Kristin Rowan | Aug 1, 2024 | CMS, Hospice, Regulatory
by Kristin Rowan, Editor 2025 Hospice Final Rule Update On July 30, 2024, CMS issued its final rule for the 2025 Hospice Final Rule Update (CMS-1810-F), with updates to HQRP and HOPE. The rule also finalizes a proposal to change the statistical area delineations. This...
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. | Aug 1, 2024 | Clinical
by Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. What do Managed Care Plans Really Want from Providers of Services to Patients in Their Homes? Medicare Managed Care Plans have a long history of disinterest in provision of services to patients in their homes. Despite the fact that they are...
