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Senior MedPAC Analyst Speaks at VNAA Annual Meeting
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May 8th, 2012
Kim Neuman, senior analyst for hospice issues at the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), joined about 40 VNAA members in a Hospice Roundtable at the VNAA Annual Meeting last week in Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to meeting with members, Neuman also had a site visit with Hospice of the...
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Hospice MedPAC March Recommendations Released
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Mar 19th, 2012
On March 15, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released their yearly recommendations to Congress on changes to Medicare payment. MedPAC found that the number of hospice providers increased by three percent in 2010 and were almost entirely all for-profits. MedPAC projects that...
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Home Health MedPAC March Recommendations Released
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Mar 19th, 2012
On March 15, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released their yearly recommendations to Congress on changes to Medicare payment. MedPAC found that the number of home health agencies continued to increase in 2011 with 420 new agencies. Most of the growth was concentrated in Texas,...
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VNAA Calls for Moratorium on Home Health and Hospice
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Mar 12th, 2012
In February, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of a Dallas doctor and six other individuals for participation in a nearly $375 million health care fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for home health services. In a press...
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MedPAC March Meeting
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Mar 12th, 2012
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met March 8 and 9. The discussions that took place at this meeting will inform the June 2012 report which tends to address cross-cutting systems issues.
The March Report, soon to be released, will address specific provider payment...
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MedPAC Will Meet with VNAA members at Annual Meeting
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Feb 15th, 2012
Kim Neuman, senior analyst for hospice issues at the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), will be a special guest at VNAA’s 30th Annual Meeting. Kim will engage in an interactive discussion with hospice members during the Hospice Interest Group Meeting on May 2, 4:30 – 4:45 p.m. Topics to...
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