The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it will implement a pre-claim review demonstration for home health services. The three-year demonstration will apply to home health services performed in...more
On August 21, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) reinstated Department of Labor (DOL) regulations that require home care agencies and other third-party employers of...more
On January 23, 2015, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) filed a notice of appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (District Court) challenging two rulings in the case of Home Care...more
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In a ruling on December 22, 2014, in the case of Home Care Association of America et al. v. Weil, the US District Court for the District of Columbia vacated a significant new regulation in the Department of Labor’s (DOL)...more
In This Issue:
- CMS Updates Guidance on Hospital Governing Body and Medical Staff Conditions of Participation (CoPs)
- DOL Announces Delay of Home Care Minimum Wage Enforcement
- OIG Releases Special...more