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Sep 26, 2013 08:51 AM

House Republican Debt Ceiling Proposal Contains Some Medicare and Medicaid Cuts; Does Not Include Home Care or Hospice Cuts or Copays

The House Republican Leadership released a debt ceiling package earlier this week that laid out their core principals for funding the government and raising the amount it can borrow through the end of the year.

Sep 25, 2013 08:53 AM

NAHC Responds to Methodological Issues in MedPAC’s Home Health PPS Comments

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) recently addressed what it sees as methodological issues in MedPAC’s home health rebasing proposal.

Sep 25, 2013 08:52 AM

Congressional Letter Opposing Face-to-Face Documentation Requirements Sent to CMS’ Administrator

Last week, a bipartisan group of 75 Members of Congress sent a letter to Marilyn Tavenner, the Administrator for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), on the overly complicated and burdensome face-to-face (F2F) physician encounter documentation requirements promulgated by CMS. The letter asserts that these documentation requirements go well beyond what the Affordable Care Act (ACA) required.

Sep 24, 2013 09:42 AM

New York Signs Memorandum of Understanding with CMS

Becomes Seventh State to Adopt Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles Initiative

On August 26, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing the Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative (MMAI) in New York (the Demonstration). New York is now the seventh state to implement the MMAI, after Massachusetts, Washington, Ohio, Illinois, California, and Virginia.

Sep 24, 2013 09:40 AM

NAHC Meets with Chairman of the Ways & Means Committee

Representatives from the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) - including Richard Brennan, NAHC’s Vice President for Technology Policy and Deputy Director of Government Affairs - recently attended a meeting honoring U.S. Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI) for his service. Rep. Camp is the chairman of the powerful House Ways & Means, which has jurisdiction over Medicare.