Home Health Care News August 11, 2022
When it comes to payment, there are generally two issues that are drawing the ire of home health providers of late: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule for CY 2023 and subpar Medicare Advantage (MA) rates.
A third one has been added to that list: the role of conveners.
As with most issues in home health care, it bubbled below the surface for a while, then someone finally said it aloud. Now, it’s formed somewhat of a movement.
It started with LHC Group Inc. (Nasdaq: LHCG) CEO Keith Myers on the first day of National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Financial Management Conference. He pointed out that he thinks conveners –...