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
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
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
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
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
CAHSAH is pleased to be working closely with Assembly Member Avelino Valencia, the author of AB 1495, which is necessary to address California's growing caregiving crisis. This bill empowers California’s Department of Public Health (CDPH) to permit online or distance learning training... Continue Reading
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
The dog days of summer have arrived in Sacramento with legislators, staff, lobbyists, and interested group representatives all talking about the warm to hot to very hot weather outdoors and the warm to hot to very hot climate inside the offices, halls, hearing rooms, and legislative chambers of... Continue Reading
Earlier this month, a hospice provider in Georgia settled claims of violation of the federal Anti-Kickback statute (AKS) and the federal False Claims Act (FCA) by agreeing to pay $9.2 million. The allegations include payments of kickbacks, including monthly stipends, to Medical Directors in... Continue Reading
