Statement by the Visiting Nurse Associations of America (unedited) WASHINGTON — Nov. 23, 2013 — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will slash funding and reduce services for vulnerable patients to access the Medicare home health benefit, despite substantive arguments from VNAA and other home health industry organizations, patient advocacy groups, providers […]
by Liz Seegert Bill Dombi, NAHC’s Vice President of Law, spends a lot of time on Capitol Hill, meeting with Republican and Democratic lawmakers to ensure that home health care has a voice as the healthcare landscape changes. Topping his priority list these days is CMS’s proposed payment rebasing plan, which would cut base payments […]
By Liz Seegert Reviewing the nuances of survey certifications and enforcement procedures may not make anyone’s top 10 list of most exciting workshops – however, attendees at this year’s NAHC session said it was high on their list of most important sessions. Patricia Sevast, RN, of CMS’s Survey and Certification Group, walked participants through […]
by Liz Seegert In front of nearly all 900 attendees, Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) praised home healthcare as a viable solution to the country’s out of control health spending during a keynote address at last week’s NAHC Annual Meeting in National Harbor, MD. “What you do cuts costs,” Reid told the audience. “Hospitals or […]
