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Two-Thirds of States Have Reported Permanent - Home Health …

(1 days ago) WEB“Most of these states reported permanent closures among more than one HCBS provider type,” KFF’s issue brief read. “States most frequently cited workforce shortages as the pandemic’s primary impact on in-home and group home services, …

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2021/08/two-thirds-of-states-have-reported-permanent-closures-of-hcbs-providers-during-the-pandemic/

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Medicare's cuts to home health are a step in the wrong direction

(2 days ago) WEBIn its latest proposed rule, Medicare is considering implementing a permanent nearly 8% cut in payments to home health services. This would mean $1.33 billion in 2023 alone, another $2 billion

https://www.statnews.com/2022/10/11/medicare-proposed-cuts-home-health-step-wrong-direction/

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Walmart Health Is Closing

(1 days ago) WEBBENTONVILLE, Ark., April 30, 2024 — Back in 2019, we launched Walmart Health centers. During our five-year journey, we made meaningful impacts with patients while continuing to learn, pivot and evolve. While our mission to help people save money and live better …

https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2024/04/30/walmart-health-is-closing

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Changes for Home Health Agencies in 2024 AOTA

(9 days ago) WEBOn November 13, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published its final home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) rule for calendar year (CY) 2024. The final rule takes effect on January 1, 2024, and updates Medicare payment …

https://www.aota.org/advocacy/advocacy-news/2023/changes-for-home-health-agencies-in-2024

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Industry Update: 2024 Home Health Final Rule - MedBridge Blog

(3 days ago) WEBHome health services base pay will increase from $2,010.69 in 2023 to $2,038.13 in 2024. The Final Rule also partially mitigated the proposed permanent -5.65 percent behavioral adjustment, but still finalized a -2.89 percent permanent downward …

https://www.medbridge.com/blog/2023/11/industry-update-2024-home-health-final-rule/

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The Potentially Dire Long-Term Impact Of Home …

(8 days ago) WEBIn the first quarter of 2019, there were 9,624 home health providers that filed at least one claim with CMS, according to McBee’s data. In the first quarter of 2022, that number was at 8,670, a 10% reduction. …

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2023/01/the-potentially-dire-long-term-impact-of-home-health-agency-closures/

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Home Health Services Fact Sheet - HHS.gov

(9 days ago) WEBThe beneficiary has met face-to-face with a physician or an allowed NPP that: Occurred no more than 90 days before or within 30 days after the start of the home health care. Was related to the primary reason the beneficiary requires home health services. Was …

https://www.hhs.gov/guidance/sites/default/files/hhs-guidance-documents/MLN909413_2021_02_Home_Health_Services_Fact_Sheet_508.pdf

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Home Care Industry Slams Finalized 80-20 Rule, Warns Agency …

(8 days ago) WEBAddus Homecare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) – one of the largest providers of HCBS in the country – previously suggested that the 80-20 provision, if finalized as proposed, would force it to exit certain markets. NAHC echoed those …

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2024/04/home-care-industry-slams-finalized-80-20-rule-warns-agency-closures-are-coming/

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Medicare Enrollment Ban Hastens Home Health Closures

(6 days ago) WEBThe government must soon decide whether to renew a moratorium. Home-health agencies are closing their doors at an accelerated pace due to a multi-year ban on new Medicare enrollments in four states—Florida, Illinois, Michigan, and Texas. Health …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/medicare-enrollment-ban-hastens-home-health-closures

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Home Health Agency (HHA) Center CMS

(3 days ago) WEBSection 4137 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 extends the 1% rural add-on payment for home health periods and visits that end in CY 2023 for counties classified as ‘‘low population density.’’. CMS will increase the 30-day base payment …

https://www.cms.gov/medicare/enrollment-renewal/providers-suppliers/home-health-agency-center

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Home Health Services Coverage - Medicare

(4 days ago) WEBCovered home health services include: Medically necessary. part-time or intermittent skilled nursing care. Part-time or intermittent skilled nursing care. Part-time or intermittent nursing care is skilled nursing care you need or get less than 7 days each week or less …

https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/home-health-services

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Did COVID-19 Have a Disparate Impact on Medicare Home Health …

(7 days ago) WEBAbstract. Issue: As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted traditional health care patterns and overwhelmed health care systems, hospitals freed up capacity by discharging patients to postacute care settings, including home health agencies. Goal: To …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2022/jul/did-covid-19-have-disparate-impact-home-health-use-medicare

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Termination Notices CMS

(1 days ago) WEBPrivate Health Insurance. Back to menu section title h3. Patient’s Bill of Rights; Medical loss ratio; Annual limits; Review of insurance rates; Ohio: A Plus Home HEalth Care Agency LLC - 11-21-2023 (PDF) California: 753195 New Era Home Health …

https://www.cms.gov/medicare/health-safety-standards/medicare-termination-notices

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Closure or Voluntary Termination Process for - MN Dept. of Health

(7 days ago) WEBNotice will be signed by Home Health Agency official; If deemed status, the Medicare-certified home health agency will notify the accrediting organization of the closure. If deemed status, MDH cannot recommend the closure until after we have …

https://www.health.state.mn.us/facilities/regulation/hhamedicare/closure.html

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Closure of home health company highlights statewide staffing …

(3 days ago) WEBOf the 35 employees at Oahu Home Healthcare, about 60% are being offered positions at sister companies. The rest will have to look for new opportunities, possibly serving the 100 patients now looking for other services. This interview aired on …

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2022-12-28/closure-of-home-health-company-highlights-statewide-staffing-challenges

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California home insurance crisis: Insurers still selling policies

(1 days ago) WEBIn 2021, it raised rates on its Quantum Home 2.0 program — which insures home and condo owners, tenants and landlords — an average of 6.9%, according to Department of Insurance filings.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/home-insurance-policy-19429777.php

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Studies Show Nursing Home Closures Have Declined

(8 days ago) WEBAlthough additional federal and state funding during the pandemic may have reduced the number of nursing home closures, the studies also recognize that the nursing home industry is changing. As the availability of home and community-based …

https://medicareadvocacy.org/studies-show-nursing-home-closures-have-declined/

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Medicare Home Health Agencies: Closures Continue, With - GovInfo

(Just Now) WEBMedicare Home Health Agencies: Closures Continue, With Little Evidence Beneficiary Access Is Impaired (Letter Report, 05/26/99, GAO/HEHS-99-120). Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the: (1) distribution of Medicare …

https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-99-120/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-99-120.htm

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Walmart will close all of its health care clinics CNN Business

(Just Now) WEBWalmart, the largest retailer in the United States, will close all 51 of its health care centers in six states and end virtual health care services, the company said Tuesday. Walmart had made a

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/business/walmart-closes-health-clinics/index.html

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Access to Wegovy limited in Medicaid programs : Shots - Health …

(3 days ago) WEBIn North Carolina, Kody Kinsley, the state's Secretary of Health and Human Services says he hopes the Medicaid program will cover Wegovy by this summer. "We have a kind of a standard policy

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/08/1249933035/medicaid-limits-wegovy-access

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Home Health Care in North Bergen, NJ - List of 101 Agencies

(2 days ago) WEBCaring Hands Healthcare Services, Inc. Personal Care Homemaking. 12 miles from North Bergen, NJ. Caring Hands Healthcare Services is a private, 24 hour, 7 days of the week, nurse owned agency. We specialize in private duty adult, senior care and assisted living …

https://www.carepathways.com/nj/home-health-care-north-bergen/

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Transgender health care must be paid for by state insurance - NPR

(5 days ago) WEBThe federal appeals court in Richmond, Va., ruled in favor of transgender patients on Monday. The case was brought by Medicaid recipients in West Virginia and state employees in North Carolina.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/29/1247896150/transgender-health-insurance-west-virginia-north-carolina-appeals-court

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Operating Conditions Worsen As CMS Continues To Gaslight …

(8 days ago) WEBA high home health referral rejection rate is a problem on its own. It means patients are having a harder time accessing home health services in a timely manner than ever before. But really, that rate – up to 76% as of December 2022, compared to 54% in …

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2023/11/operating-conditions-worsen-as-cms-continues-to-gaslight-home-health-providers/

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Home Prices Could Decline As Insurance Costs Cap Further Increases

(1 days ago) WEBInsurance comparison platform Insurify said in a recent report that annual insurance rates skyrocketed 19.8% from 2021 to 2023, and the company forecasts another 6% surge in 2024, which would push

https://www.businessinsider.com/home-prices-insurance-costs-premiums-climate-risk-mortgage-rates-economy-2024-5

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Overcharged or uninsured: Florida homeowners need real …

(9 days ago) WEBThe director of housing and the director of insurance for the Consumer Federation of America write that both the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation and Congress can and should do far more to ad…

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/05/01/overcharged-or-uninsured-florida-homeowners-need-real-insurance-reform-opinion/

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Cybersecurity Event Update Ascension

(8 days ago) WEBThe 1 in 50: Ascension Maternal Health Report offers an in-depth look into the current state of maternal health, spotlighting Ascension’s pivotal role in delivering care to a significant portion of the nation's newborns and their mothers, particularly those from …

https://about.ascension.org/news/2024/05/network-interruption-update

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NJ Home Health Care Insurance » BONDS FOR YOUR HOME …

(2 days ago) WEBThe bond form usually requires a successful prosecution of the offender for payment to be made. This has the effect of weeding out spurious allegations and emphasizing the serious nature of an allegation. Bonds in the $5000 range are relatively freely written. Higher …

https://www.njhomehealthins.com/bonds-home-health-care-agency/

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New parents contend with an average of $3,000 of medical debt

(7 days ago) WEBMassachusetts health insurers have warned the proposal will raise costs, but an independent state analysis estimated the bill would add only $1.24 to monthly insurance premiums.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/05/09/1250233411/childbirth-pregnancy-medical-debt

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Liability Insurance For Your Home Health Care Agency

(5 days ago) WEBAs a Home Health Care Agency you face two distinct types of liability exposure, Professional Liability and “Non Professional Liability”. Non Professional Liability is addressed by a policy commonly termed “General Liability” in insurance industry …

https://www.njhomehealthins.com/liability-insurance-for-your-home-health-care-agency/

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Governor Newsom Unveils Revised State Budget - California …

(7 days ago) WEBWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: The Governor’s revised budget proposal closes both this year’s remaining $27.6 billion budget shortfall and next year’s projected $28.4 billion deficit while preserving many key services that Californians rely on — …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/10/revised-state-budget-may-2024-25/

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CMS Proposal Takes Home Health Agency Closure Estimates and …

(9 days ago) WEB“I thought the 30% [home health closures] number was going to happen at one point or another regardless. The RAP thing just takes previous estimates and lights them on fire.” For context, about 25% to 30% of existing home health agencies went out …

https://homehealthcarenews.com/2019/07/cms-proposal-takes-home-health-agency-closure-estimates-and-lights-them-on-fire/

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Whitney H. Roddy Inc. Insurance Advisors Since 1916

(9 days ago) WEBIn short, we feel lucky to have found her and very much hope she will continue to be by our side going forward. - Verona, NJ Resident. Since 1916, Whitney H. Roddy, Inc. has been providing our clients with the personal attention and guidance they need. Our dedicated …

http://whroddy.com/

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Pennsylvania Hospital Suspends Its Liver Transplant Program

(2 days ago) WEBThe move by the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center was the second time this month that a hospital has taken this rare step. By Brian M. Rosenthal and Jessica Silver-Greenberg A

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/29/us/transplant-closure-penn-state.html

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Overcharged or uninsured: Florida homeowners need real …

(7 days ago) WEBThe length of time it takes to get a homeowners insurance quote depends on a number of factors, including how you choose to obtain coverage. (Dreamstime/TNS)

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/05/05/florida-homeowners-insurance-reform-opinion/

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Asia heatwave: Record temperatures cancel classes, widening

(6 days ago) WEBWhen temperatures in Cambodia hit a staggering 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in April, Sek Seila, an 11-year-old student studying in the capital Phnom Penh, was promptly sent home

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/09/asia/southeast-asia-heatwaves-education-school-closures-intl-hnk/index.html

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