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Federal Officials Call for Stronger Medicare Advantage Oversight

Hospice News

Congressional legislators are casting doubts on regulatory oversight of Medicare Advantage plans over concerns about spending, claims denials, and end-of-life care. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG), the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), and the Government Accountability Office.

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M&A Volume May Shift From Hospice to Home Health

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has honed in on hospice program integrity through a number of new regulations, including some in the agency’s 2024 hospice final rule. The regulations focused on Medicare enrollment in an effort to stifle unethical or illegal activity in the space.

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How Proposed Cuts to Home Health Payments Could Impact Hospice M&A

Hospice News

Disruption in home health reimbursement has an influence on the hospice mergers and acquisitions market, particularly among the rising number of companies offering both services. But now further disruption is looming in the home health space, raising the question of whether buyers will again lean towards hospice as events unfold.

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What you need to know about the home health value-based purchasing

AlayaCare

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services predicts that health spending will grow at an average annual rate of 5.4 trillion by 2028, according to the guide Value-Based Purchasing and the Role of Home Care Technology. That gave rise to the value-over-volume idea creating a shift to Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP).

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What you need to know about the home health value-based purchasing

AlayaCare

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services predicts that health spending will grow at an average annual rate of 5.4 trillion by 2028, according to the guide Value-Based Purchasing and the Role of Home Care Technology. That gave rise to the value-over-volume idea creating a shift to Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP).

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Key Themes to Emerge at Home Care 100 Next Week

AlayaCare

We are seeing private pay agencies intermingle with public payers and health authorities. For two years we’ve watched the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unlock more opportunities for home care providers via Medicare Advantage supplemental benefit plans.

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