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CMS to Allow Concurrent Hospice Care During VBID Extension

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow hospice patients to receive concurrent care through the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in, and will permit health plans to further restrict utilization of out-of-network providers. But today’s update from CMS contained another critical change from prior years.

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Payers to Hospices: Don’t Wait to Start Working with MA Plans

Hospice News

Over time, Medicare Advantage plans will likely have a greater presence as hospice payers, and now is the time for providers to build relationships those organizations. I feel also signals that they’re probably not going to roll out mandatory [participation] as they were expecting to, we’ve heard, in 2026, potentially.”

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NHPCO Examines Hospice Implications of Extension of Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model

NHPCO

For Immediate Release April 28, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – Earlier this month, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) published details on the extension of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model that may have significant implications for hospice care going forward.

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

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in June released its proposed home health reimbursement rule for 2023, which included a 7.69% reduction in the base payment rate. Senate that would prevent CMS from reducing home health rates before 2026. Through these cuts, the agency seeks to reconcile a total of nearly $2.02

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What Skilled Nursing Facilities Need to Know About Proposed CoreQ Regulations

Home Care Pulse

On April 4, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a proposed rule, updating the 2024 Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Report Program, impacting short-stay discharge surveys. Join Chris Magleby and Kristen Duell as they break down Pinnacle Quality Insight’s CMS-approved CoreQ surveys and what you need to know to prepare.

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Employment Considerations for Long Term Care Facilities under the Biden-Harris Administration

Healthcare Law Insights blog

In support of these goals, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), acting under the direction of the Department of Health and Human Services, issued a proposed rule in the federal register in April titled Fiscal Year 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule).

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How to Expand Your Agency Ecosystem of Care to Support Pediatric Home Health

AlayaCare

That its global market is projected to top $56 billion by 2026 speaks to this underserved need that is an intimate part of any agency’s ability to service the full home health landscape. The demand for pediatric home health care – perhaps the most sensitive, challenging type of service for agencies to offer – is escalating.

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