Tag: home infusion therapy

Update to ‘J’ Drug Code List for Billing Home Infusion Therapy Services

(Before we get to the story, please note that NAHC will hold a critically important webinar, What the CY2023 Home Health Proposed Payment Rule Means for Your Agency. “The stability of home health care is at risk,” said NAHC President William A. Dombi, in reaction to the release of the CY2023 home health proposed payment update rule. “What…

CMS Finalizes Payment Rate Update to Home Health for 2022

NAHC webinar on the CY2022 Final Rule on Friday! Free for NAHC members! Learn more! Home health payment rates increased by 2.6% CMS does not increase or decrease behavioral adjustment 432 case mix weights recalibrated using 2020 data CMS refuses to continue the 5% cap on negative wage index changes HHVBP demonstration expansion nationwide delayed…

NAHC to Congress: Support Patient Access to Home Infusion Therapy

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice has joined a group of like-minded organizations to tell Congress to support existing bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would ensure Medicare beneficiaries have access to intravenous (IV) medications in the comfort of their own homes. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a spotlight on the value of home-based care…

New NAHC Webinar: The New Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Benefit

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) will present an important new webinar, The New Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Supplier Benefit, on Thursday, December 10, 2020 from 2:00 to 3:0oPM Eastern. The webinar is free to anyone who attended the 2020 Home Care and Hospice Conference & Expo. Otherwise, the webinar costs $45…

CHAP Shares Standards for the Home Infusion Therapy Supplier

The Medicare home infusion therapy (HIT) supplier benefit is a new Medicare Part B benefit established in the 21st Century Cures Act. The new benefit covers the professional services associated with the provision of Part B infusion drugs, such as, nursing services that are furnished in accordance with a plan of care. The services include…

NAHC to CMS: Roll Back 2020 Rate Adjustment Based on Faulty Prediction of HHA Behavior

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to roll back the 2020 rate adjustment CMS instituted based on a prediction of how home health agencies (HHA) would behave that has not materialized. That recommendation, and several more, are part of NAHC’s formal comments to…

CMS Updates Process for Home Infusion Therapy Supplier Enrollment

The Medicare provider enrollment procsss for providers and suppliers interested in becoming a Home Infusion Therapy (HIT) Supplier will treat all applicants as new entrants to the program and require them to comply with all Medicare provider enrollment regulations, according to the 2021 home health prospective payment rate update proposed rule. The 21st Century Cures Act…

NAHC Asks CMS to Waive Home Infusion Restrictions

Legislative remedy for this crisis detailed below The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has joined a group of organizations calling on Medicare to lift restrictions on home infusion during the current public health emergency, and in support for concept legislation that would allow patients who need intravenous (IV) medications — but don’t otherwise…

CMS Proposes Payment Rates, Policies for New Home Infusion Therapy Benefit

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed home health rate update rule on Monday, July 11, 2019. In addition, to updates for calendar year (CY) 2020 payment rates for home health agencies, CMS provided more detail on the implementation of the new home infusion therapy supplier benefit when it becomes a…

Frequently Asked Questions About Home Infusion Therapy

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted on its web site a frequently asked questions document related to the temporary transitional payment period for the new home infusion therapy benefit. The FAQ document provides general information on the structure of the benefit and CMS’ policies for implementation. The FAQs address the provision…