With new model, CMS opens up home care opportunities for MCOs serving dual eligibles
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 21, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ new model for 2021 enables Medicaid managed care organizations to allow in-home aides to promote flu vaccines, manage medical appointments and receive training...
10 defendants arrested in connection with Brooklyn home health fraud scheme
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 18, 2020
Ten defendants were arrested on Wednesday and will appear in Manhattan federal court for their roles in an alleged scheme “to swindle the managed healthcare system by billing for no-show cases,” said...
Home healthcare spending rises by 7.7% to $113.5B in 2019
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 17, 2020
Home healthcare spending continues to climb. It soared to $113.5 billion in 2019, 7.7% higher than the year before, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary, which...
Home care briefs for Tuesday, Dec. 15
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 15, 2020
Health care company owner to pay $1 million to settle False Claims Act case … Axxess and Surescripts announce partnership … Care Advantage CEO urges Virginia lawmakers to prioritize Medicaid reimbursement...
Home healthcare professional sentenced, ordered to pay $94K in multi-million dollar fraud case
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 14, 2020
A home healthcare industry employee involved in a multi-million dollar fraud case was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge to four years of probation, including six months of home detention, and was...
Study shows far fewer COVID-19 cases at home than in nursing homes, assisted living
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 10, 2020
The number of COVID-19 cases and deaths for home- and community-based services programs pales in comparison with those for nursing homes, concludes a recent study in the JAMDA, Journal of Post-Acute and...
New CMS payment model could increase access to home care
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 04, 2020
A voluntary payment model announced Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services could put home care within reach for more Medicare beneficiaries, the agency said.
Home care sector voices support for CDC’s ACIP vaccine access prioritization
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 02, 2020
More than a half dozen home care-related organizations lauded draft federal regulations that would give home care workers priority in receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.
Home care briefs for Wednesday, Dec. 2
Dec 02, 2020
‘Gossip bots’ one day may serve as personal caregiver assistants for older adults with dementia … Partnership to increase availability and adherence to pulmonary rehabilitation via a virtual program...
As COVID-19 surges, CMS expands its Hospitals Without Walls program
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Joe Jancsurak
Dec 01, 2020
With new cases of COVID-19 surging nationwide, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced the inclusion of six health systems to its Hospitals Without Walls program. The initiative was...