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
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
We are finally into the Fall season and cooler weather. This is a nice change of season. CAHSAH is also looking for a change of season. Joe Hafkenschiel has stepped in as the interim President of CAHSAH. But the CAHSAH Board of Directors has started the interview process to find a permanent... Continue Reading
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 organization... 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
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
