By Elizabeth Hogue, Esq. Although federal law requires the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) to hear appea...

The long-awaited face-to-face/physician certification legislation has finally been introduced in Congress, giving hope to...

By Melinda Gaboury One of the Hot Topics surrounding the medical review contractors and Medicare MACs is Home Health PE...

Most Americans 40 years old and older believe Medicare should cover the costs of long-term care for older adults, accordin...

Providers have until the end of this week to push the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to officially del...

On October 28, 2016, the Director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Survey and Certification Grou...

The Department of Labor is Actively Enforcing the “Kickback” Rule   Another article, brought to us by S...

Homecare field staff members who provide services on behalf of private duty agencies, hospices, Medicare-certified home he...

It’s been a hotly contested topic lately, raising the federal minimum wage.   Low-paid workers are crying for a “mor...

Homecare field staff members who provide services on behalf of private duty agencies, hospices, Medicare-certified home he...

Lawmakers on the House Energy and Commerce Committee heard testimony on Tuesday, May 2, about waste, fraud and abuse in th...

Prescription drugs and home health services are the top two anti-fraud priorities for the government, due to high spending...

Hernando County Sheriff's detectives met with Beth Stocke at the Hernando County Sheriff's Office. Ms. Stocke reporte...

On June 9, 2015, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the primary en...

HCAF strongly condemns healthcare fraud and supports the removal of bad actors from the home health industry.   ...

The expansion of an anti-fraud initiative that blocks new ambulance and home health providers from enrolling in Medicare i...

According to a recent study funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Qualit...

On October 20 th , The Palm Beach County Commissioners unanimously passed a new Home Caregiver Ordinance. Our HCAF Gove...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported this month that an estimated 75 percent of seniors who likely nee...

By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.   If home care providers think they have heard a lot about reducing hospital...

The federal government has granted states three additional years to deliver care to Medicaid enrollees in home and com...

Medicaid per-capita caps would raise Medicare costs for the 11 million people covered by both programs and halt progress m...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) should require all states to report on the progress they have made to...

The Florida Legislature convened this week for committee meetings in advance of the 2017 legislative session. Before healt...

From The National Medicaid Action Council & HCAF:   On Monday, April 25, the Centers for Medicare & Me...

By Josh Poltilove, Home Health Line Just one day before the pre-claim review demo was set to expand to include Florid...

Despite major pushback from the home health care industry, the controversial Pre-Claim Review Demonstration (PCRD) is set...

One day before the Pre-Claim Review Demonstration (PCRD) was set to begin in Florida, the program has been put on pause, t...

Exclusive to the Orlando Sentinel   In its ongoing effort to reduce health-care costs and improve program in...

Tallahassee, FL (March 1, 2017) –– Led by U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D), Florida's congressional delegation this week calle...

This week the U.S. Senate released the draft form of the American Health Care Act (AHCA), also referred to as "Trumpcare",...

By Elizabeth Hogue, Esq. On September 16, 2016, the final rule on Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and...

By Elizabeth Hogue, Esq. The so-called "Yates Memo," entitled "Individual Accountability for Corporate Wrongdoing," m...

A new report from AARP shows that Florida is the second worst state in the nation at providing Medicaid-funded home- a...

The most in-demand job for 2017 is home health aide, according to a new report from CareerCast, which uses numbers from th...