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May 06 2011

New York Times

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A Better Way to Find Home Care Aides. Sixteen states have such matching registries; five more registries function in regions within states.

May 05 2011

philly.com

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New government rules – enforcement kicked in last month – require hospices to send doctors or nurse practitioners for face-to-face visits with Medicare patients who have been on hospice more than six months to certify that the patients are really sick enough to need the program.

Apr 25 2011

MPR News

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The federal health care law now requires traditional Medicare patients seeking home health care to meet with a physician or a nurse practitioner, at least 90 days before they receive the care or within 30 days after the care starts.

Mar 25 2011

NPR

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Want Medicare To Pay For Home Care? See Your Doctor

Mar 24 2011

Kaiser Health News

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Under the requirement, which takes effect April 1, Medicare beneficiaries will have to see a doctor 90 days before or 30 days after starting home health services in order for the home health agency to get reimbursed

Mar 22 2011

McClatchy

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With the U.S. population growing grayer, job prospects for home health aides — and every worker providing health care to seniors, for that matter — are quite rosy.

Mar 04 2011

2011 Potpourri X

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Hopefully winter nears its end; it has been brutal where we are. This week's Potpourri may offer a little diversion, covering defensive medicine, a pediatric tele-consultation service, home stroke rehabilitation,…

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Feb 17 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Hospice Rates Rise, But Hospitalizations Remain High

Jan 31 2011

Home Care and TeleCommunications

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An outstanding Rand report describes the potential for home care technologies, barriers to their use and changes needed to overcome those barriers. The report paints a compelling picture of how…

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Jan 17 2011

MedPAC’s Medicare Advantage Comments.

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MedPAC weighs in unasked on some proposed changes to the Medicare Advantage program; objecting to CMS' intent to limit benefit design flexibility on home health care and to CMS's proposed…

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Jan 14 2011

Washington Post

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Medicare recipients could see a sizable new out-of-pocket charge for home health visits – Medicare Payment Advisory Commission says a copayment is needed to discourage overuse.

Jan 10 2011

Washington Post

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Under the new payment system, centers get a flat rate for dialysis treatments, and certain lab tests and drugs including Epogen. This bundling may spur the industry to take a closer look at home therapy

Nov 23 2010

New York Times

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Thousands of seriously ill patients are relying on computerized health trackers to help keep them safe at home.

Nov 17 2010

Wall Street Journal

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Home Health – until there’s more economic certainty and until the extension of benefits under health-care reform in 2014 actually kick in, it could be a choppy volume environment over the next few years

Nov 15 2010

Bloomberg

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Home health-care companies, nursing facilities and medical-equipment makers are facing more than $70 billion in federal reimbursement cuts, raising risks for bond- holders, Moody’s Investors Service said in a report.

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