November 17, 2015

November 17, 2015 White House Conference of Aging - Follow-up on Elder Abuse: As a result of the White House Conference of Aging Listening Tour, a workshop was held on “Multiple Approaches to Understanding and Preventing Elder Abuse and Mistreatment.”; Read More

November 17, 2015 Exploration of Updated Payment Models for Therapy under PPS Continues: CMS contractor, Acumen, releases summary report of activities to examine possible updated payment models for therapy under the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS).; Read More

November 17, 2015 CMS Issues Clarification on Home Health Face-to-Face and Medicare Eligibility: CMS has provided clarification to MACs on conducting medical review and reporting under the Home Health Probe & Educate medical review strategy. The reviews relate to claims submitted by HHAs related to Medicare home health services and patient eligibility.; Read More

November 17, 2015 Home Energy Assistance Program is Open for 2015-16: Important November and January dates for applying for HEAP and other related programs.; Read More