California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) Appoints Soua Vang as President & CEO The California Association for Health Services at Home (CAHSAH) today announced the appointment of Soua Vang as its new President & Chief Executive Officer, effective November 10, 2025. Vang... Continue Reading
More than one hundred persons attended in person and an additional 400 via Webex the Respiratory Care Board’s meeting on October 24, 2025 in Sacramento. There were three items of interest on the agenda. In the Executive Officer’s Report, Christina Molina mentioned proposed... Continue Reading
Happy November to everyone. That means the holidays are officially upon us. Time for re-connecting with acquaintances and time for gifts. I am excited to say that CAHSAH has been lucky to do both early in the season. CAHSAH has been able to reconnect with a former acquaintance / employee and... 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
View Home Health Congressional Coalition Letter submitted by Patrick M. Harrison, JD Senior Director, Regulatory & Compliance National Alliance for Care at Home Bill Number Description Location H.R. 71 Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] Directs the Secretary of... Continue Reading
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
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
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
