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Home Health EVV Implementation Approaching – Here’s What You Need to Know for Jan. 1
December 18, 2023The January 1, 2024, implementation date for electronic visit verification (EVV) for home health care services (HHCS) is quickly approaching. As a reminder, the use of EVV applies to all providers…
The Office of Long-Term Living (OLTL) Issues a Reminder on Critical Incident Management
December 18, 2023The Office of Long-Term Living Critical Incident Management Unit monitors provider compliance in the application of guidance specific to critical incident management. OLTL has identified compliance concerns and is issuing…
PHA, in partnership with the PA Provider Advocacy Coalition, an organization that constitutes a variety of PA providers and advocates across all fields, recently sent a letter to the Shapiro Administration regarding…
White House Hosts Event on American Rescue Plan HCBS Funding
December 18, 2023On December 12, 2023, the White House hosted an event dedicated to enhanced funding for home and community-based services (HCBS) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The discussion…
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Recommends a 7 Percent Home Health Rate Cut
December 18, 2023Last week, MedPAC held their annual December public meeting to discuss payment rate adequacy across Medicare programs. Following are notable data points and recommendations from 2022 home health data: Quality…
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Recommendations for Hospice Eliminates Rate Update
December 18, 2023Late last week, the MedPAC held a meeting to discuss their draft recommendations for various Medicare programs for their upcoming annual report to Congress, which will be released in March 2024. The draft…
Medicare Program Integrity Manual: CY 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Updates
December 18, 2023The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued updates to Pub 100-08 Medicare Program Integrity Manual on December 7, 2023. The updates below are effective January 1, 2024. Medicare…
PHA President CJ Rambler Advocates for Home-Based Care on WGAL 8
December 11, 2023On Thursday, CJ Rambler, PHA board president, visited the WGAL 8 studio to talk about PA’s nursing shortage crisis on the nightly news with Susan Shapiro. PHA previously reported in our workforce…
November MLTSS Meeting Addresses PAS Reductions
December 11, 2023Last week, the Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) Subcommittee convened a meeting in Harrisburg. Of note, it was announced by Juliet Marsala, Deputy Secretary, Office of Long-Term Living, that…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a Bulletin to provide information on updates to the income and resource standards for certain eligibility groups, which are adjusted annually based…
UPDATE: Changes to the Interstate Nurse Licensure Compact
December 4, 2023The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) issued an important update to the multistate licensure (MSL) requirements regarding home care and hospice effective November 30, 2023. The Department will no longer require…
CMS Open Door Forum: Key Updates for Home Health & Hospice
December 4, 2023The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held a Home Health, Hospice, and DME Open Door Forum on November 29, 2023. The summary of the Forum applicable to home…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently published sample employment agreements for domestic workers, including direct care workers, as part of its ongoing efforts to increase visibility of employee rights and…
Last week, KFF released findings from a recent analysis of state Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) programs’ waiting lists between 2016 and 2023. , KFF found that between 2016…
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