2023-06
Harrisburg Happenings: Budget Edition
June 19, 2023Last week in Harrisburg, PHA staff, several PHA members, and a host of contract lobbyists continued to work on the home-based care industry’s $233.5 million request for increased Medicaid reimbursements….
Expanded HHVBP Resource Index Now Available
June 19, 2023Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Resource Index for the Expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model. This new tool compiles all the resources on…
CMS Releases New Public Use File on Characteristics of Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries Enrolled in the Low-Income Subsidy Program
June 19, 2023CMS has released a new public use file on socio-economic characteristics of community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries by Low-Income Subsidy program enrollment status in 2021. The public use file uses data from…
Harrisburg Happenings: Budget Update
June 12, 2023Last Monday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives sent their version of the Governor’s proposed budget to the Senate for consideration. The Governor’s proposed budget includes the replacement of federal American…
Development of PA Master Plan on Aging Moves Forward; Regional Town Hall Scheduled for This Week in Philadelphia
June 12, 2023As previously reported, last month PHA sent Governor Josh Shapiro a request to consider an Executive Order in support of the development of the state’s Master Plan on Aging. In response, on…
Registration Now Open for ODP Certified Investigator Initial Certification Course; ODP Seeking Feedback on Course Delivery
June 12, 2023The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) is offering virtual certified investigator (CI) training courses starting in July and running through December 2023. The course is required for agency staff who…
Harrisburg Happenings: It’s Budget Season
June 5, 2023Budget month at the Capitol officially kicks off this week with both chambers of the General Assembly convening session on Monday. Prior to the Memorial Day break, the House considered…
HHAeXchange Shares EVV Updates
June 5, 2023As follow up from questions received during the Annual Conference, HHAeXchange is sharing the following updates to PHA members. Home Health MCO Implementations HHAeXchange and the MCOs are continuing to…
Last week, PHA submitted comments to CMS on the FY 2024 Hospice proposed rule. The comments included input and recommendations on: PHA also responded to the request for information related to health equity….
What’s Happening in Washington
June 5, 2023The back and forth between Congressional House Republicans and President Biden to address the debt ceiling issue was finally resolved with a plan that left many parties slightly unhappy but…
ODP Restores Maximum Number of Hours Multiple Relatives, Legal Guardians Can Provide in ID/A Waivers
June 5, 2023On May 16, 2023, the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) announced the restoration of maximum number of hours per week of In-Home and Community Support and/or Companion services that multiple…
First Quarterly Q&A of 2023 Now Available The HQRP Quarterly Q&A for Q1 2023 is now available. This Q&A includes selected questions received by the Hospice Quality Help Desk during the first…
On May 15, 2023, the Office of Medical Assistance Programs (OMAP) issued a Managed Care Operations Memo (MCOPS Memo) to the Physical HealthChoices Managed Care Organizations (PH-MCOs) to restate and update…
DOL Issues Guidance on FMLA and Paid Holidays
June 5, 2023On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published opinion letter FMLA2023-2-A, “Whether Holidays Count Against an Employee’s FMLA Leave Entitlement and Determination of the Amount of…
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