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‘We Will Be Paying For This For Years’: 8 Home Health C-Suite Leaders Sound Off On ‘Alarming’ Medicare Cuts

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its home health proposed payment rule for 2024. The proposal, almost immediately, drew a negative response from key home health stakeholders. The main headline was CMS’ decision to propose a home health payment decrease of 2.2%. Cleamon Moorer Jr.,

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The Direct Care Workforce

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A certified nurse assistant (CNA) is qualified to work in a Medicare-certified nursing facility. Home Health Aides. Home health aides (HHAs) also provide personal assistance with self-care activities and health-related tasks, such as changing bandages or administering medications.

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Behavioral Health System Modernization along the Continuum

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North Carolina’s comprehensive behavioral health approach included efforts to increase uptake of CoCM through additional training and practice supports and Medicaid rate increases to 120% of Medicare rates for behavioral health providers. An action plan dashboard tracks targets. CMS’s Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive!