Last Friday, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) convened for presentations and discussions regarding the Medicare hospice and home health benefits. The commission was presented information on current payment adequacy based on data from years past and suggestions from MedPAC staff for recommendations the committee will make to Congress for 2020.
Topics: Hospice, Home Health, Regulatory Update
NAHC provided it's members with a quick review of where home health and hospice stands legislatively at the beginning of 2018 in today's issue of the NAHC Report.
Topics: Hospice, Home Health, Regulatory Update
Data collected by Hospice Item Set (HIS) and Hospice Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System Survey (CAHPS) between July 2015 - July 2016 was recently released. This marks the first publication of national hospice data.
Topics: Hospice, Hospice Item Set, Hospice CAHPS
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued the final overtime rule, which is effective December 1, 2016. This rule will dramatically change the standards for salaried workers to qualify for an exemption from overtime requirements, which is likely to have a significant impact on all types of businesses, including home health and hospice.
Topics: Hospice, U.S. Department of Labor, Home Health
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Topics: Hospice Quality Reporting, Hospice, Hospice Item Set