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The Health Group, LLC provides an extensive array of financial and consulting services to its clients. We approach each client and each client service as unique based on the skillsets of the client’s personnel to ensure client needs are met.
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The Health Group, LLC provides live educational conferences and webinars on healthcare financial and compliance issues of importance. Registrations are now being accepted for the 2021 Hospice Financial Management Academy scheduled for September 13-14, 2021.
Hospice News
HOSPICES MUST REPORT THEIR MEDICAL DIRECTOR TO MEDICARE NOW
Volume 24.05 The 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System (“HH PPS”) Rate Update final rule included a provision clarifying that the definition of a Managing Employee in 42 CFR §424.502 includes the administrator and medical director of a hospice. This change was incorporated into CMS Pub...
NATIONAL HOSPICE AUDIT 2023 SURVEY REPORT RELEASED
Volume 24.04 LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (“NAHC”), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (“NHPCO”), and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (“NPHI”) have released their National Hospice Audit 2023 Survey Report. This...
HOSPICE VBID COMES TO AN END
Volume 24.03 In a stunning development, yesterday the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (“VBID”) will end on December 31, 2024. The hospice component was recently extended until 2030; however,...
Healthcare News
CMS RELEASES MEDICARE ENROLLMENT APPLICATION FEE FOR 2024
Volume 23.08 CMS has announced a $709 calendar year application fee for providers that are: Initially enrolling in the Medicare program, Medicaid program, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (“CHIP”), Revalidating their Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP enrollment, or Adding a new Medicare...
CMS MOVES ON ADDITIONAL OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURES FOR NURSING FACILITIES
Volume 23.07 On November 15, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) placed on display at the Federal Register a Final Rule that will implement portions of section 6101 of the Affordable Care Act, requiring the disclosure of certain ownership, managerial, and other information...
MEDICARE ENROLLMENT PROVISIONS INCLUDED IN PHYSICIAN FEE RULE FINALIZED
Volume 23.06 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has finalized the CY 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule. Many enrollment-related provisions were included in the proposed rule. The Health Group, LLC discussed the proposed rule at its Hospice Financial and Administrative...
Home Health News
NAHC/HHFMA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN ADDRESSING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND HOME HEALTH AGENCY RELATIONSHIPS
Volume 24.02 The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (“NAHC”) is initiating a landmark survey focusing on the operational and financial aspects of the relationship between home health agencies and Medicare Advantage (“MA”) plans. According to NAHC, the survey ties into early MA...
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES FINAL RULE REGARDING EMPLOYEE OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
Volume 24.01 On January 10, 2024, the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a Final Rule (“Rule”) regarding “Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act.” The Rule is effective March 11, 2024, and could significantly impact many...
MEDPAC PREPARES TO RECOMMEND SUBSTANTIAL REDUCTION TO HOME HEALTH PAYMENTS
Volume 23.09 At the recent meeting of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (“MedPAC”), the staff presented to the commissioners the following: Medicare margins have declined, Medicare home health expenditures have declined, The number of home health agencies has declined, The number of...