CAHSAH Submits Comment Letter: Companionship Services NPRM On behalf of California’s more than 2,500 home care aide organizations and over 2,200 licensed home health agencies, the California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) respectfully submits comments on the... Continue Reading
Model Comment on Proposed 2026 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) CAHSAH has developed a Model Comment on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2026. CAHSAH encourages all... Continue Reading
Getting to Know Tia Farmer CEO & Administrator Advantage Hospice Providers www.advantagehospiceproviders.com What prompted you to enter the field of home care/home health or hospice? My journey in healthcare began as a hospice aide and caregiver, where I witnessed... Continue Reading
On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued a proposed rule that would reinstate the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime exemption for home care workers employed by third-party home care agencies. The proposed regulation’s... Continue Reading
Calling all Leaders: CAHSAH’s Administrator Certificate Programs Live This Month 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... Continue Reading
Calling all Leaders: CAHSAH’s Administrator Certificate Programs Live This Month 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
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
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
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
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,... Continue Reading
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
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
