The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued final rules for the hospice payment rate, the Medicare inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system (IPF PPS), and related quality reporting programs for fiscal year (FY) 2026.
CMS will update the IPF PPS payment rate by 2.5%, based on the 2021 market basket increase...National News
The acquisition of LHC, a national provider of in-home healthcare services, is predicted to help leverage Optum's ability to advance value-based healthcare in patients' homes. Game on Humana.
Dr. Wyatt Decker, CEO, Optum Health,
LHC Group’s sophisticated care coordination capabilities and its warm, human touch is so important...White Papers, E books, Reports and more
In this two-part white paper series, Optima provides insight on the 2016 mandatory VBP initiative for home health agencies in nine states, the Conditions of Participation (CoP) for Medicare and Medicaid, the ACA mandated in-person encounters between physicians and beneficiaries and more.
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