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Home Health Value-Based Purchasing: Updates for 2017

An overview of Home Health Value-Based Purchasing and how to prepare for it, with notes on 2017 payment adjustments.

Sarah McIlvaine
Trump's ACA executive order

Trump’s ACA Executive Order Heightens Insurance Market Jitters

President Trump's ACA executive order has health insurers and policy experts concerned about potential fallouts in the individual insurance market.

Sarah McIlvaine

Rising Costs Weigh on Employer Health Plans in Colorado

In this article originally published by the Denver Post, Colorado employers are anticipating a jump in health plan costs that they will try to mitigate.

Aimee Sharp
Alzheimer's treatment

The Latest Alzheimer’s Treatment and Research News

Since the 1980’s, the respected team at the Alzheimer’s Association has been engaged in research and major advancements in Alzheimer’s treatment and...

Gina Flores

ACA Repeal Could Cost CA 209,000 Jobs

In this article, originally published by California Healthfax, learn more about the possible ACA Repeal and how it would affect California.

Aimee Sharp

New California Legislature Gathering – Healthcare on the Docket

On January 4, 2017, as California lawmakers, both new and old, make their way to the state Capitol building, healthcare is on the minds of many. The state could lose $20 billion – “That’s how much the state stands to lose in annual federal spending if Republicans repeal the Affordable Care Act,” according to the Los… Continue reading New California Legislature Gathering – Healthcare on the Docket

Aimee Sharp
pre-claim review

Pre-Claim Review: What Home Health Agencies Should Know

The CMS states that pre-claim review does not create new documentation requirements, but instead requires that the same documentation be submitted earlier.

Sarah McIlvaine
Health Care and Education

How Zuckerberg and Chan’s New Private School Mixes Health Care and Education

In this article originally published the San Jose Mercury News, this new school combines health care and education is an investment from the Zuckerberg's.

Aimee Sharp
free webinars

Shield HealthCare Educational Webinar Schedule 2017

Here you can find information about all of the free webinars we held in 2017. For healthcare professionals, you may receive CE Contact Hours by watching some of the recordings.

Aimee Sharp
MACRA final rule

CMS Releases MACRA Final Rule for 2017

In October, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) final rule for 2017

Sarah McIlvaine
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