Home Health Care News March 26, 2020
The home health industry moved one step closer to a monumental victory on Wednesday after the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly voted in support of a $2 trillion stimulus bill.
Most notably, the bill seeks to allow non-physicians to certify for home health services and take charge of patients’ care plans, an authority home health stakeholders have been requesting for more than a decade. While non-physician certification is a boost to home health providers generally, it’s especially important during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when physicians are increasingly being stretched thin.
Now that it has moved out of the Senate, it’s up to the U.S. House of Representatives to vote on the giant relief package. An expedited voice vote is expected to...
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