[03/05/14]
Posted on March 5, 2014 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Selby, Todd J.
President Obama introduced his fiscal year (“FY”) 2015 budget yesterday, and there are many proposed cuts to post-acute care providers. Some of the highlights include a number of bundled payment initiatives, a $100 co-pay for home health patients not discharged from a hospital and re-admission penalties for skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) with high hospital... READ MORE
Tags: budget, bundle, bundled payment, cuts, dme, hall render, hha, Home Health, Hospice, long term care, ltch, medicaid, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, Medicare, nursing home, Obama, obamacare, selby, sgr, skilled nursing facility, snf
[03/18/13]
Posted on March 18, 2013 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (“MedPAC”) March 25th Report to Congress outlines inefficiencies they believe exist in the post-acute world and lead to excessive Medicare payments to providers. MedPAC recommendations include Congress evaluate post-acute provider reimbursement and encourage use of the lowest cost mix of services necessary to achieve the best outcomes. READ MORE
Tags: bufford, congress, hha, Home Health, Hospice, jent, long term care, ltch, Medicaid/Medicare Enrollment and Regulatory Compliance, Medicare, MedPAC, pps, provider, quality, rehab, reimbursement, report, selby, snf
