[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
[10/14/11]
Posted on October 14, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
Just weeks after ongoing development of the CLASS Act stalled, Secretary Sebelius announced today the implementation of the CLASS Act has been completely halted. Reflecting concerns over the sustainability of the program and the potential for the development of a new entitlement program, the Department of Health and Human Services determined the financing plans related to the Act... READ MORE
Tags: bufford, class act, cms, halt, jent, long term care, Obama, PPACA, sebelius, selby, stalled
[08/08/11]
Posted on August 8, 2011 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice
Written by: Bufford, David W.
While Congress was able to present the President with a compromised solution to cut Federal spending and raise the Government’s debt ceiling earlier this month, all long-term care providers should anticipate future reimbursement changes. Under the current law, the Budget Control Act of 2011t , Medicare and Medicaid are unchanged. However, the Act requires for... READ MORE
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