Home Health
A report from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving released today found nearly 1 in 4 U.S. adults (63 million) are caring for an adult or child with a complex medical condition or disability. Over half of the caretakers are managing complex medical and nursing tasks like injections,鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) June 30 issued its proposed rule for the calendar year (CY) 2026 home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS). Comments are due Sept. 2, and a final rule is expected around Nov. 1. New policies would generally be effective Jan. 1, 2026.
A bill was introduced July 10 to extend certain Medicare waivers authorizing the hospital-at-home care program. The bill was introduced in the House by Reps. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., and Dwight Evans D-Pa., and in the Senate by Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Rev. Raphael鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services June 30 issued its calendar year 2026 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. This rule would reduce HH payments by an estimated 6.4%, or $1.13 billion, in CY 2026 relative to 2025.
Providence health system announced a new joint venture with home care provider Compassus to expand its reach in the home health market. The joint venture, 鈥淧rovidence at Home with Compassus,鈥 will deliver a comprehensive range of services, including home health, hospice, community-based palliative鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 1 issued its calendar year 2025 final rule for the home health prospective payment system.
A recent Modern Healthcare poll of 31 health care consulting firms identified the most common areas hospitals and health systems are seeking help from management consulting firms for analysis and guidance.
The AHA Aug. 26 commented on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' home health prospective payment system proposed rule for calendar year 2025, expressing concerns about ongoing access challenges for beneficiaries needing home health care and the potential for the proposed rule to cause鈥
The AHA provides comments to CMS on the calendar year 2025 Home Health prospective payment system proposed rule.
The consultancy Oliver Wyman recently published an analysis as a follow-up to its Designing for 2035 report that explores how the health care field will be impacted by the rapidly evolving tech landscape.