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Hundreds Set to March for Home Care on Capitol Hill
Hundreds of home care professionals will gather in Washington next week to speak in the interest of home care advocacy. Members of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice representing all 50...
View ArticleSenators Start New Push for Medicare Home Care Legislation
Two members of Congress are circulating a letter in support of legislation that would allow non-physician caregivers to certify Medicare home health plans of care. The legislation, S. 1332, has been...
View ArticleHome Care Group Plans CMS Lawsuit Over Home Health Rule
A home care industry trade group is exploring the possibility of filing suit against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services if it goes forward with implementing home health care face-to-face...
View ArticleCongressmen: Employer Insurance Mandate a Burden to Home Care Providers
The Affordable Care Act’s employer insurance mandate, one of the most controversial elements of the health care reform law, has been the center of focus for home care agencies nationwide, and two...
View ArticleHome Care Fraud Allegations Call for More Internal Oversight Among Providers
Several home care fraud developments in New York, Rhode Island and Louisiana have led the National Assoication for Home Care and Hospice to recommend that providers “re-double” their internal efforts...
View ArticleProviders Mobilize Against Home Health Surety Bonds
Leaders in the home health care industry are urging providers to voice their opposition to recently proposed surety bonds, which one association says could have “serious negative effects” for home...
View ArticleGrowth of Home Care Justifies Minimum Wage Expansion, States Tell Court
The Department of Labor does in fact have the authority to greatly expand the number of home health workers getting minimum wage and overtime pay, despite legal rulings to the contrary, according to a...
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Hundreds Set to March for Home Care on Capitol Hill
Hundreds of home care professionals will gather in Washington next week to speak in the interest of home care advocacy. Members of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice representing all 50...
View ArticleSenators Start New Push for Medicare Home Care Legislation
Two members of Congress are circulating a letter in support of legislation that would allow non-physician caregivers to certify Medicare home health plans of care. The legislation, S. 1332, has been...
View ArticleHome Care Group Plans CMS Lawsuit Over Home Health Rule
A home care industry trade group is exploring the possibility of filing suit against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services if it goes forward with implementing home health care face-to-face...
View ArticleCongressmen: Employer Insurance Mandate a Burden to Home Care Providers
The Affordable Care Act’s employer insurance mandate, one of the most controversial elements of the health care reform law, has been the center of focus for home care agencies nationwide, and two...
View ArticleHome Care Fraud Allegations Call for More Internal Oversight Among Providers
Several home care fraud developments in New York, Rhode Island and Louisiana have led the National Assoication for Home Care and Hospice to recommend that providers “re-double” their internal efforts...
View ArticleProviders Mobilize Against Home Health Surety Bonds
Leaders in the home health care industry are urging providers to voice their opposition to recently proposed surety bonds, which one association says could have “serious negative effects” for home...
View ArticleGrowth of Home Care Justifies Minimum Wage Expansion, States Tell Court
The Department of Labor does in fact have the authority to greatly expand the number of home health workers getting minimum wage and overtime pay, despite legal rulings to the contrary, according to a...
View ArticleEditor’s Picks: NAHC on Face-to-Face Lawsuit, Bundled Payment Risk
In case you missed them, here are the top headlines grabbing readers’ attention this week, plus some other notable stories from around the web that caught our eye here at HHCN: Most Read NAHC President...
View ArticleNAHC Asks Court to Delay Home Care Wage, Overtime Regs
Two motions have been filed in the case over the extension of minimum wage and overtime protections to nearly 2 million home care workers, one seeking to expedite implementation and the other aiming to...
View ArticleHouse Lawmakers Agree that Face-to-Face Woes Must End
The voices of home health providers advocating against Medicare face-to-face documentation requirements have been heard by lawmakers — and providers have reason to be hopeful. The face-to-face...
View ArticleGrowth of Home Care Justifies Minimum Wage Expansion, States Tell Court
The Department of Labor does in fact have the authority to greatly expand the number of home health workers getting minimum wage and overtime pay, despite legal rulings to the contrary, according to a...
View ArticleEditor’s Picks: NAHC on Face-to-Face Lawsuit, Bundled Payment Risk
In case you missed them, here are the top headlines grabbing readers’ attention this week, plus some other notable stories from around the web that caught our eye here at HHCN: Most Read NAHC President...
View ArticleNAHC Asks Court to Delay Home Care Wage, Overtime Regs
Two motions have been filed in the case over the extension of minimum wage and overtime protections to nearly 2 million home care workers, one seeking to expedite implementation and the other aiming to...
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