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2024 Executive Forecast: What 9 Home Care Leaders Expect Next Year

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While home care providers are working to mitigate headwinds – such as the rising cost of delivering care and staffing challenges – they also have their eye on where the industry goes from here. As 2024 approaches, home care leaders are embracing AI, alternative payer sources, employee-centric solutions and much more.

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With Medicaid Access Rule Finalized, Home Care Providers Enter ‘Wait-And-See’ Mode

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Amid Medicaid changes, the most relevant news to home care providers is the aforementioned 80-20 provision, which will force HCBS providers to direct 80% of reimbursement to direct care workers. “We National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) President William A. We would advise against that.

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2022 Home Care Executive Forecast: ‘Buckle Up For A Wild Ride’

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This year saw home care providers further build on the spotlight the public health emergency placed on the industry. As part of our annual tradition, Home Health Care News caught up with eight home care leaders to document their predictions on trends, challenges and opportunities for the coming year.

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Medicare Advantage Plans Pulling Back On In-Home Care Supplemental Benefits

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Insurance companies selling Medicare Advantage (MA) plans have been facing increased scrutiny from members of Congress and regulators, with critics of the private version of Medicare claiming carriers are profiting far too much.

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Regulating Medical Assistance in Dying: A Comparison of the U.S. and Canada

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By Hannah Rahim The regulation of medical assistance in dying (MAID) is drastically different between the U.S. Ethical considerations in regulating MAID Canada’s MAID laws have been criticized for positioning death as an easier alternative to addressing the root causes of patients’ suffering. and Canada.

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More Than 30,000 Home Care Workers Fail to Meet New York Vaccination Deadline

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The department gathered this information by surveying licensed home care agencies in the state about vaccination levels among their workers. Overall, the percentage of vaccinated home-based care workers is higher than expected but those who have missed the deadline are unable to continue working. That requires a runway.

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OIG Targets Home Health Improper Payments, EVV, Consumer-Directed Programs in Ongoing Watchdog Initiatives 

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Specifically, OIG is reviewing EVV progress in accordance with federal and state requirements, along with any developed policies and procedures for ensuring Medicaid beneficiaries receive their qualified in-home care services. In 2014, the improper payment error rate for home health claims was 51.4%, according to U.S.