Home Health Care News August 30, 2024
Earlier this month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia upheld the decision to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit taking aim at home health care’s shortcomings in the U.S.
The suit – first introduced in 2022 – accused the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of failing to properly administer the Medicare home health benefit.
Plaintiffs were arguing that home health services are required under Medicare law, and that the program had fallen short for certain individuals. Medicare law, for instance, authorizes coverage of up to 35 hours per week of home health aide services for personal, hands-on care, and the plaintiffs claimed they received very minimal to no services.
In April of 2023,...
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