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·        MedPAC recommends 7% cut for home health

Home Health Line – By Greg Hambrick| March 19, 2024

For home health payments in 2025, MedPAC’s commission is again recommending a 7% reduction in the base payment rate. The commissions recommendations to Congress also included no payment update for hospice providers. MedPAC argues that Medicare fee-for-service payments are “substantially in excess of costs.” The industry has argued consistently that payment rates have not accounted for increased costs and noted Medicare payments are keeping some agencies afloat due to the insufficient payment rates from Medicaid and MA payors. Read more...

·        The Looming Home Care Disaster In New York State

Home Health Care News – By Joyce Famakinwa| March 18, 2024

There’s a potential storm brewing in New York state due to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget for 2025. The budget proposal includes over $1 billion in cuts to the states’ home care programs. The move is an effort to reduce Medicaid spending. The budget proposal cuts, which was released on Jan. 16, would directly impact New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). Read more...

·        New Bill Seeks To Reduce Challenges For Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries, Expand PACE Model Across US

Home Health Care News – By Robert Holly| March 14, 2024

Individuals who are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid make up a sizable portion of the overall home-based care population. Too often, though, this dual status comes with frustrating challenges around care plans and coordination. Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday hopes to reduce some of those frustrations while also creating new opportunities for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) model. Read More…

·        President Biden’s State of The Union Address: ‘Imagine The Future Of Home Care’

Home Health Care News – By Andrew Dolan | March 8, 2024

In a State of the Union address that evoked Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln and Vladimir Putin within the first minute, President Joe Biden also made room for home-based care. After urging for higher taxes on the uber-wealthy, Biden challenged Americans to imagine a future with better access to home care. Read more…

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