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Public Policy Leadership Conference - Register Today
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Jul 12th, 2010
Healthcare reform is far from over and the implementation phase of healthcare reform promises to be a much longer process than actually passing it and it is just getting started. This September, it is critical that nonprofit home health and hospice leaders come to Washington, DC, for the 2010 VNAA...
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CMS Provides Some Relief to Home Health in Physician Enrollment Process
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Jul 6th, 2010
After receiving many questions and concerns from the VNAA and other major national associations, last Wednesday the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it would delay (for an unspecified amount of time) on implementing changes that would automatically reject claims based...
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Bundled Payment Pilot in Health Reform Statute
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Jun 21st, 2010
VNAA is closely following the concept of a "bundled payment" which has been promoted by some policymakers as a way to increase coordination among healthcare providers and decrease overall, national healthcare costs. When this concept was first discussed over a year ago during the health reform...
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VNAA Action Alert: Physician Enrollment in PECOS
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Jun 21st, 2010
The Issue:
On May 5, the CMS published an Interim Final Rule requiring any physician who refers home health or orders services (Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) to be enrolled with Medicare in the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) database by July...
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You have Questions? CMS, Congress and MedPAC have Answers!
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Jun 21st, 2010
Do you want to better understand how implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will impact your agency? Do you want to know more about how to apply for PPACA demos?
Are you frustrated by complex and often confusing regulatory problems that have a detrimental...
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Grassroots Advocacy Highlight
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Jun 14th, 2010
Homecare visits are the single most effective way to demonstrate the value of home healthcare to your Members of Congress and they leave a lasting impression. The Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Ohio in Cleveland knows this well and recently arranged for state Congresswoman Marcia Fudge’s...
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