LeadingAge Week in Media for April 11 – 17, 2022
I. FOLLOWING THE NARRATIVE: A quick summary of national media trends last week.(* indicates that LeadingAge is featured in the story.)
The impact of proposed Medicare funding cuts announced last week spurred a fresh wave...
Home Health Member Network Recap Available
LeadingAge’s Home Health Member Network met on April 5, 2022, to discuss the Medicare Home Infusion Therapy benefit and health equity issues in home health as well as updates on national legislation and regulation...
Hospice PEPPER Reports Now Available
The hospice PEPPER reports were released recently. These reports are an educational tool that summarizes individual hospice data statistics for Medicare services that may be at risk for improper payments pre-CMS guidance. The data...
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life Measure Goes Live in May
In February 2022, the National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed, through their consensus process, the claims-based measure, Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life, or HVLDL. HVLDL reflects the proportion of hospice patients who received...
CMS Hospice Public Reporting Key Dates for Hospices
CMS updated their website listing the key reporting dates for hospice agencies. This includes schedules refreshes of the Care Compare website, upcoming data correction deadlines for public reporting, and the CAHPS Hospice Survey upcoming data submission...
LeadingAge Comments on OASIS-E Changes in Home Health
LeadingAge submitted comments on the proposed OASIS-E changes in home health. We asked for OASIS-E to be delayed until CY2024 and cited the current workforce shortage and competing pressure with home health value based...
New Resources on Home Health Value Based Purchasing
The Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Technical Assistance (TA) team announce two new resources are now available on the Expanded HHVBP Model webpage:
1) April edition of the Expanded HHVBP Model Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), to...
LeadingAge Weekly Updates
Affordable Housing Weekly Update Recap is available hereHome Health and Hospice Weekly Update Recap is available here Life Plan Community Weekly Update Recap is available hereNursing Home Weekly Update Recap is available herePACE Weekly Update Recap is available here
SNF PPS Proposed Rule Released
CMS recently released the Fiscal Year (FY) Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS 1765-P). The rule updates Medicare payment policies and includes proposals for the SNF QRP and VBP programs. There is a...
Money Follows the Person Demonstration Expansion: Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Webinars for Applicants
CMS released a Notice of Funding Opportunity that will offer up to $110 million to expand access to home and community-based services (HBCS) through Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person (MFP) program. The new NOFO...
CMS Announces Cross-Cutting Initiatives
CMS announced cross-cutting initiatives as mechanisms to advance CMS’ strategic vision and six strategic pillars. In addition to advancing the six strategic pillars that CMS announced last year, the CCI’s 13 initiatives include efforts to address...
Quarterly National Stakeholder Call with the CMS Administrator
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and her leadership team, will host a quarterly National Stakeholder Call Tuesday, April 26th from 2:30-3:30 PM CT. She will provide updates...