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Member Spotlight | August 2025
Member Spotlight | August 2025

Getting to Know Fay Vahdani President & CEO Luxe Homecare, Inc. www.LuxeHomecare.com What is the value of CAHSAH Membership to you and your agency? CAHSAH provides tremendous value through ongoing education and timely updates on regulatory compliance. Just as importantly, the... Continue Reading

Date posted07/28/2025


Call To Action
Call To Action

Medicare Proposes More Cuts for Home Health CAHSAH is calling on all providers to speak out on the devastating cuts that are proposed in the CY 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update. All providers are essential to our advocacy efforts. CAHSAH has been working closely... Continue Reading

Date posted07/28/2025


State Bill Watch | August 2025
State Bill Watch | August 2025

Bill Number Description Position Status AB 315 (Bonta D) This bill would authorize the expansion of the Medi-Cal Home and Community Based Waiver by expanding the number of waiver slots and would require the Department of Health... Continue Reading

Date posted07/28/2025


Message from the Chair | August 2025
Message from the Chair | August 2025

The month of July was a very difficult month. On July 9th, Dean Chalios, longtime President and CEO for the California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) announced his retirement to the CAHSAH Board of Directors. The Board accepted Dean’s retirement resignation – so as... Continue Reading

Postedby Julie Lehmann
Date posted07/28/2025


Ask Mary | August 2025
Ask Mary | August 2025

Question: Can a hospice agency’s Medical Director perform the face to face encounter for a hospice patient who is in their third benefit period AND be the certifying physician for the patient’s terminal illness? Answer: Recently, CAHSAH has heard that some providers are being cited... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted07/28/2025


WNU Week of July 28, 2025
WNU Week of July 28, 2025

Calling all Leaders: CAHSAH’s Administrator Certificate Programs This will be the only opportunity this year to join us for CAHSAH’s Administrator Certificate programs for either hospice or home health or both at the beautiful Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, August 19... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted07/28/2025


Capitol Corner | August 2025
Capitol Corner | August 2025

For this mid-summer edition of Capitol Corner, we travel 3,000 miles and three time zones from Sacramento to Washington, D.C. And with the State Assembly and State Senate in the midst of their annual one-month Summer Break, we focus today on the federal Department of Health & Human Services... Continue Reading

Postedby Dean Chalios
Date posted07/28/2025


Medicaid Fraud
Medicaid Fraud

Some owners and managers of home health, hospice, home care/private duty agencies, and HME companies mistakenly think that fraud and abuse prohibitions apply only to services paid for by the Medicare Program. In fact, fraud and abuse prohibitions apply to providers if they accept any state or... Continue Reading

Postedby Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.
Date posted07/28/2025


WNU Week of July 21, 2025
WNU Week of July 21, 2025

Calling all Leaders: CAHSAH’s Administrator Certificate Programs Room Rate Ends This Week This will be the only opportunity this year to join us for CAHSAH’s Administrator Certificate programs for either hospice or home health or both at the beautiful Caesar’s Palace in... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted07/21/2025


WNU Week of July 14, 2025
WNU Week of July 14, 2025

CMS Proposes Largest Cut in Home Health Reimbursement The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the proposed rule for the Calendar Year 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System. For Calendar Year 2026 (CY26), CMS proposes to reduce standard Medicare... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted07/14/2025


WNU Week of July 7, 2025
WNU Week of July 7, 2025

Lunch & Learn Webinar Be the FIVE Star you ARE! Tuesday, July 15, 2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (PDT) Are you still struggling with your Five Star rating? Feeling like you have hit a brick wall? We will empower you in this session with all of the winning strategies from... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Adorno
Date posted07/7/2025


Message from the Chair | July 2025
Message from the Chair | July 2025

Welcome to summer. Summer means different things for everyone – both good and bad. Summer lets us spend time participating in outdoor activities, enjoying summer treats, and going on vacations. But for those of us dealing with health services in the home, summer can be somewhat stressful... Continue Reading

Postedby Julie Lehmann
Date posted07/1/2025