On July 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued proposed payment rules, including a provision that would substantially alter rates for the 340B drug discount program and implement site-neutral payments for certain imaging services beginning in 2027. The agency also proposed payment increases for Home Health Systems...National Resources
The Pennant Group, a separately traded company, but a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ensign, would pick up Ensign’s home health and hospice operations, most of its senior living operations, plus mobile diagnostic and clinical laboratory operations.
Once the deal is complete The Ensign Group, Inc., will limit itself to transitional and...National News
Most of the cuts were called for in the Affordable Care Act, which mandated the reduction to address Medicare overpayments for home health services dating back to 2000.
The rule exposed Tuesday called for a 0.4 percent reduction for providers in 2018. In a major change, CMS is proposing to reimburse for home healthcare in 30-day...
