More Medicare Advantage Plans offering palliative care
A Duke University report indicates a rising number of Medicare Advantage plans (61) are offering home-based palliative care as a
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CMS releases proposed home health payment rule for 2020: 7 takeaways
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS released its proposed Home Health Prospective Payment System rule for 2020, which would increase
Read moreShopping blindly for post-acute care is a recipe for disaster
(By Lynn B. Rogut for STAT) Many Americans have stories to tell about failures in care when a family member
Read more‘Living Their Values’: Palliative Care Power Couple Faces Cancer At Home
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the 18 years that Kathy Brandt and Kim Acquaviva
Read moreMore Older Adults With Joint Replacements Recover At Home, Not Rehab
(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) Older adults and their families often wonder: Where’s the best place to recover
Read moreNew Medicare Advantage Benefits Are Supposed To Help Seniors Stay Out Of The Hospital
(By Susan Jaffe for NPR) For some older adults, private Medicare Advantage plans next year will include a host of
Read moreFraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare hospice program is ‘repellent’
(By Joanne M. Chiedi for STAT) Like many Americans, I have a story about hospice care for a loved one.
Read moreMedicare to cover some home visits for Next Gen ACOs
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS told Medicare contractors Aug. 10 that certain care management home visits under the Next
Read moreMissed Visits, Uncontrolled Pain And Fraud: Report Says Hospice Lacks Oversight
(By Melissa Bailey for Kaiser Health News) Elderly patients spent over two weeks in uncontrolled pain or respiratory distress. Acute
Read moreProviding Medicare and Medicaid home health benefits stabilize care costs for older beneficiaries
According to a new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund providing extended home health benefits for dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries
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