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VNAA Responds: Senate Finance Committee Request for Ideas to Combat Waste, Fraud and Abuse
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May 14th, 2012
On May 2, six U.S. Senators reached out to the health care community through an open letter to solicit ideas from all interested stakeholders regarding solutions and suggestions for how to better prevent and combat the multi-billion dollar problem of waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare and Medicaid...
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Action Needed: Recommendations for White House Rural Council
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May 14th, 2012
VNAA received an invitation to send a member to a prestigious meeting of the White House Rural Council. Margaret Franckhauser, CEO of Central VNA and Hospice, was able to attend and met with an array of Administration officials. As a follow up to that meeting, Margaret is working with VNAA to...
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Members Excited About Public Policy Forum
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May 8th, 2012
Neleen Rubin, who worked on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as a Senate Finance Committee staffer, and health care attorney Deborah Randall, presented information essential to members at the VNAA Annual Meeting Policy Forum. The session, moderated by Kathleen Sheehan, VNAA’s Vice President for Public...
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VNAA Sends Letter to Secretary Sebelius Urging for Moratoriums in Home Health and Hospice and CoP...
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Apr 23rd, 2012
On April 19, VNAA sent a letter to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding waste, fraud and abuse issues in the home health and hospice Medicare benefit. In the letter, VNAA strongly urged HHS to utilize the moratorium authority granted under the...
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RAC and ZPIC Training April 19: You Know What They Are, Now Learn How to Protect Your Agency
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Apr 9th, 2012
On April 3, VNAA provided an educational training with two experts from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) who gave the federal perspective on Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC).
On Thursday, April 19, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT (11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PDT) (Emily- Please...
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OIG Review of Home Health Documentation Requirements
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Mar 19th, 2012
On March 13, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on home health coverage requirements. The review found that providers generally include adequate documentation in their medical record to support their claims for Medicare payment. ...
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