Study: Nurse practitioners drive growth in home care workforce
By
Joe Jancsurak
Mar 03, 2021
Nurse practitioners provided more home care visits than Medicare physicians to traditional Medicare beneficiaries from 2012 to 2016, a study in the HealthAffairs journal revealed.
Polling shows slight edge for Medicare-for-all support
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 20, 2020
A slight majority of Americans support both a Medicare-for-all plan and a public option, a new poll from Kaiser Family Foundation finds. It remains a largely partisan issue, however, with robust support...
MedPAC approves recommendations for cuts to home health and hospice payments
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 21, 2021
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which advises Congress on Medicare issues, recently voted in favor of recommendations to reduce the 2021 Medicare base payment rates for hospice and home health...
Partnership to provide home-delivered meals to Medicare Advantage members
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 23, 2020
InComm Payments, a global payments technology company, announced this week a new partnership with Mom’s Meals, a PurFoods company. InComm Payments will offer Medicare Advantage health plans the option...
MedPAC-proposed 5 percent cut to home health pay misses mark: NAHC
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 08, 2020
The 5% cut to home health pay recommended by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission does not consider all the costs of care operation and does not include home health agencies that are integrated into...
Home care briefs for Tuesday, Nov. 3
Nov 03, 2020
Survey shows 57% of Medicare beneficiaries do not review coverage options annually … CMS says Medicare Advantage and Part D payments to grow 3% in 2022 … Interim HealthCare announces its Celebration...
At-home hospital-level care is growing fast, home care execs say
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 24, 2021
Robust Medicare reimbursements for house calls and nonmedical services, and the need for hospital beds due to COVID-19 are driving increases in Medicare Hospital at Home programs nationwide. Given the...
United Healthcare, Cigna broaden Medicare Advantage Plans while highlighting telehealth
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 13, 2020
United Healthcare announced plans to roll out Medicare Advantage plans in 300 additional U.S. counties, whereas Cigna announced that it will expand to five new states in 2021.
Home care briefs for Thursday, Oct. 22
Oct 22, 2020
U.S. News & World Report lists best health insurance companies offering Medicare Advantage coverage … Con calls in full swing as scammers phish for Medicare numbers … Department of Justice issues annual...
Gem City Home operator received $2.67 million in overpayments: Medicare audit
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 26, 2020
Gem City Home Care incorrectly billed Medicare for services provided to beneficiaries who were not homebound or did not require skilled services.