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- Agencies & Industry
Medicare's freeze on new home health and hospice agencies nears its Nov. 13 decision point
CMS has not said whether it will extend the nationwide enrollment moratorium that began in May. Here is what the freeze does, what it doesn't do, and what families and agencies should watch for.
- Medicare & Coverage
Medicare's proposed 2027 home health pay rule: what's in it, and what comes next
CMS proposed a 2.4% overall increase in home health payments for 2027 and a new nod to palliative care. Comments have closed and the final rule is still to come. Here is a plain-language rundown.
- Caregiving
Medicaid work-requirement notices are going out. Many family caregivers are exempt.
Starting no later than Jan. 1, 2027, some adults on Medicaid must show 80 hours a month of work or other activities. The federal rule exempts many people who care for a disabled relative or a young child. Here's how to tell if that includes you.
- Agencies & Industry
Ohio charges 18 Medicaid providers, most of them home-health aides, with billing fraud
Prosecutors say aides billed for care while traveling, while a client was hospitalized, and in one case after a client died. Here's what families and agencies can learn from the cases.
- Caregiving
Home care workforce report: nearly 3.5 million workers, fast growth ahead, and pay that still lags
PHI's annual Key Facts report says home care added more jobs over the past decade than any other part of the direct care workforce. Low wages and part-time hours remain the sticking point. Here's what that means if you're hiring help.