Independence at Home Year 7 Shows Significant Savings

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Year seven of the Independence -at -Home (IAH) Demonstration was 2020, the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten practices participated in the demonstration in year seven, together serving approximately 5,000 eligible beneficiaries. The key findings in year 7 are as follows: IAH likely reduced total Medicare spending. The estimated effect was -$459 per beneficiary […]

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Legislation to Extend Key Home Care Programs Proposed in Senate

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Bipartisan leadership of the Senate Finance Committee has announced proposed legislation providing for the extension of several programs within Medicare and Medicaid. Commonly referred to as an “extenders package” the legislation provides for the continuation of programs that are currently on track to exhaust their current funding allocation. Notable to home care and hospice providers […]

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