CCG clients will now be able to benefit from Cliniqon’s home health & hospice coding & review experts

North Haven, Connecticut—To help home health and hospice organizations meet compliance standards and comply with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP), Corcoran Consulting Group (CCG) has partnered with Cliniqon, a tech-enabled company that specializes in home health and hospice coding and quality assurance, following all protocols and regulatory standards set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid

The adjusted rates allow children with medical needs to have better access

NEW YORK—Home medical equipment (HME) stakeholders in New York have worked with NYS Medicaid program leaders to adjust rates for standing frame/table systems that provide critical support for children with neuromuscular conditions that impair their ability to stand independently. 

The new rates apply as follows:


The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated its documentation requirements for replacement supplies of beneficiary-owned continuous glucose monitors (CGMs)

WASHINGTON—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a revised policy (CR 13049) that seeks to update documentation requirements for replacement supplies of beneficiary-owned continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) wrote in a newsletter to members.

The company will participate in the CMS’ Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) model, which aims to increase care coordination & support for caregivers

BRONX, New York—Essen Health Care, a New York-based medical services provider, announced it has been selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) model, a new Medicare alternative payment model.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services special focus program aims to improve hospice quality & care standards

BALTIMORE—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the list of the 50 hospice companies selected for participation in the 2025 Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). The SFP program, which will be led by the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, aims to improve hospice quality through increased health and safety oversights.

HR 670 requires HHS to establish a website to provide information & resources available to individuals with a disability and their caregivers

WASHINGTON—On Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, President Joe Biden signed into law HR 670, also known as the Think Differently Database Act, which requires the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a website to provide information on resources available to individuals with a disability and their caregivers and families.


The consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) for the 2025 durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) fee schedule is set to increase from 2.4% to 3%

ARLINGTON, Virginia—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its consumer price index for all urban consumers (CPI-U) adjustment updates for calendar year (CY) 2025 durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) fee schedules, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) released in a recent newsletter to members.

A letter sent to Oz, the president-elect’s nominee for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator, raises concern with his ties to Medicare Advantage & UnitedHealth

WASHINGTON—A group of U.S. senators have written a letter expressing concern about “deep financial ties” the potential head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Centers (CMS), Mehmet Oz, has with Medicare Advantage. The letter was written by multiple democratic senators, including Sen.

The company announced the keynote speaker & early bird pricing for its 2025 AGILE conference, as well as details on the conference’s upcoming CMS hospice outcomes & patient evaluation (HOPE) workshop

DALLAS—Axxess, a global technology platform for health care at home, announced its keynote speaker for its upcoming Axxess Growth, Innovation and Leadership Experience (AGILE) conference, as well as a new hospice outcomes and patient evaluation (HOPE) workshop and early bird pricing for AGILE 2025. The conference will be held Monday, May 5 through Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Dallas, Texas.

Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of the nonprofit provider association, released a statement in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services contract year 2026 Medicare Advantage & Part D proposed rule

WASHINGTON—LeadingAge, an association of nonprofit providers of aging services, released a statement from its president and CEO, Katie Smith Sloan, regarding on the recently released Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) contract year (CY) 2026 Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D proposed rule. The full statement by Sloan is detailed below. 

Advocates say home health cuts & hospice programs are critical to address before Congress recesses

WASHINGTON—As 2024 starts to wind down and a new administration and Congress begins to take over in Washington, home health advocates are focused on two primary priorities: reversing planned reimbursement cuts for home health and reforming plans that target underperforming hospices. 

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Mehmet Oz, aka Dr. Oz, for the administrator role, in which he would work closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump announced his nomination of Mehmet Oz, physician, surgeon, former television host and founder of the nonprofit health education company HealthCorps, as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). 


The audit sought to determine whether Medicare payments to acute-care hospitals met Medicare requirements

WASHINGTON—The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit to determine whether Medicare Part B properly paid for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies to hospice enrollees from the time period of 2017 through 2021. This audit took place in order to follow up on a prior OIG audit, which found Medicare Part B improperly paid suppliers for such supplies.

The American Association for Homecare worked with industry members to raise the unreported open Medicare Part A home health episodes issue to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

WASHINGTON—Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a fix that will impact suppliers who provide disposable medical supplies to Medicare beneficiaries, the American Association for Homecare (AAHomecare) wrote in a recent newsletter to members. This fix aims to lay the groundwork for ongoing engagement with CMS in order to address denials triggered by unknown Part A episodes. 

The Office of the Inspector General reviewed Medicare Advantage companies’ use of health risk assessments & offered suggestions to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

WASHINGTON—The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reviewed Medicare Advantage (MA) companies’ use of health risk assessments (HRAs), which often increase payments to MA plans by billions of dollars. As a result of the review, OIG offered suggestions to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced its 2025 premiums, deductibles & coinsurance amounts for Medicare Parts A & B

BALTIMORE, Maryland—The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its 2025 premiums, deductibles and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs, as well as its 2025 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts. 

CMS’ 2025 updates to Medicare Parts A, B and D amounts are listed below.