On Thursday, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) unveiled a draft recommendation calling for states to ramp up data reporting on hourly wages for home and community-based services (HCBS) workers – a proposal that drew criticism from the National Alliance for Care at... Continue Reading
Question: Are Physical Therapist Assistants who are new graduates allowed to see Medicare patients in the home health setting? Answer: Yes but certain key requirements must be met: 1. State Licensure or Certification The PTA must be licensed, certified or registered according to state... Continue Reading
Home Health Stabilization Act Introduced toPause Medicare Cuts WASHINGTON—Representatives Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced the Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025 (HR 7027). The legislation aims to ensure patients have access to rehabilitative care by pausing the... Continue Reading
Last month, I spent quite a bit of time reading CMS’2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule. It ran for ____pages in the Federal Register. I also read the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) comment. The Alliance’s comment was itself 62 pages long. ... Continue Reading
Telehealth Impacts If a continuing resolution is not passed, telehealth flexibilities will expire on September 30. This may mean reviewing all the F2F encounter due dates within the hospice F2F encounter timeframe which is 30 days prior to the third or subsequent benefit period. If the due date... Continue Reading
Alliance Warns MACPAC’s HCBS Draft Recommendation Would Add To Provider Burden On Thursday, September 18, 2025, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) unveiled a draft recommendation calling for states to ramp up data reporting on hourly wages for home and... Continue Reading
New National Poll on Home Health Cuts A new national poll by Fabrizio Ward, commissioned by the National Alliance for Care at Home, finds that seven in ten Americans oppose the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) proposed 2026 Medicare home health cuts,... Continue Reading
WASHINGTON—Representatives Kevin Hern (OK-01) and Terri Sewell (AL-07) introduced the Home Health Stabilization Act of 2025 (HR 7027). The legislation aims to ensure patients have access to rehabilitative care by pausing the payment cuts proposed in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid... Continue Reading
Bill Number Description Location H.R. 71 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve the ability of veterans to access medical care in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and in... Continue Reading
Medicare's Pre-payment Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight (PPEO) is a review process for certain hospice providers, particularly new or newly acquired ones, in high-risk states like California, Nevada, Texas, and Arizona, designed to ensure compliance and reduce fraud. Reviews involve... Continue Reading
Labor Day is here – that means Summer is nearly over. We can all look forward to cooler weather and the changing of the seasons. That annual change is on the way. But we also have changes here at CAHSAH. I wanted to give all of our members an update on those changes. I want to... Continue Reading
As Yogi Berra once said, It's deja vu all over again! A month ago, I never thought I'd be back at CAHSAH. It's been a busy first month! We developed and submitted comments on two important federal regulations: the 2026 Medicare PPS proposed rule and the proposal to restore the companionship... Continue Reading
