Advocates have expressed growing concern over a proposed rule that would slash Medicare payments to HHAs by $350mil in 2016 and threaten access to care.

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 required Medicare to rebase home health payment rates beginning in 2014. Here is the text of the Case Mix Rebasing mandate:

Looking for information about our most recent Caregiver Contest? Valencia, CA, September 21, 2015 – Shield HealthCare, a leading provider of home-delivered medical supplies, is celebrating a milestone year of its annual caregiver story contest on “What Makes Caregiving Rewarding?” In this 15th anniversary year, Shield HealthCare is excited to announce the addition of video entries to… Continue reading Press Release: Shield HealthCare Announces 15th Caregiver Story Contest

Originally published as Updated: Texas Judge Blocks the State from Implementing Severe Cuts to Services for Disabled Kids by The Quorum Report Calling his courtroom a “way-station” on the path to inevitable appeals, state district court Judge Tim Sulak granted a temporary injunction this afternoon to plaintiffs in a lawsuit over controversial new Medicaid pay rates for… Continue reading Texas Judge Blocks Cuts to Services for Disabled Kids

Originally published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which announced that Medicare Advantage premiums will remain stable.

4 leaders in the ostomy community answer questions & support new ostomates, as well as providing insight for health care professionals.

By David Gorn for California Healthline California Department of Insurance officials have announced a new website that will enable consumers to comparison-shop for health insurance. It’s a collaborative effort between the CDI, UC-San Francisco and Consumer Reports, a not-for-profit magazine that conducts consumer product testing and research. The project is federally funded through the Affordable Care… Continue reading Website Will Compare Health Insurance

Originally published by Modern Healthcare - members within families shouldn't have to pay more than individual consumers.

Original article published by California Healthline on September 8, 2015. The state Legislature has passed a bill (AB 187) that would delay the planned shift of some children in the California Children’s Services program to Medi-Cal managed care plans, Kaiser Health News reports. Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid program. The bill now heads to Gov. Jerry… Continue reading Bill To Delay Retooling of Children’s Services Program Goes to Brown

Medi-Cal is one of four state Medicaid programs that will not fully transition to ICD-10 code sets by the Oct. 1 deadline to do so. Other states include...