To qualify for home healthcare under Medicare, you’ll need to show that you are “homebound” due to illness and injury via a doctor’s examination and recommendation. However, you’ll first need to be ...

When the time comes to transition to nursing home care, figuring out how to pay for it is often a primary concern for families. Many people mistakenly believe Medicare will cover the entire cost ...

Learn about essential services for seniors that Medicare doesn't cover, including non-medical long-term care, nursing home ...

Sometimes, a person may need intermittent or temporary home healthcare, such as after a hospital stay when they still require a certain amount of care. Medicare Part A covers home healthcare after ...

If your appeal isn't successful, your mother will be considered a private pay patient. While she will not have her benefits ...

Just over a week after home health providers were hit with the announcement that their 2026 Medicare payment rates would be ...

The home-healthcare industry, which boasts rich profit margins, doesn't want the rate cuts About 2.7 million traditional Medicare beneficiaries received home healthcare in 2023, and the program spent ...

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its delayed and much-anticipated CY 2026 home health final payment rule on Friday, ...

Home health agencies in 2026 will see their Medicare payments decrease by 1.3%, or $220 million, under a payment rule ...

Congress’ Medicare advisory committee has made it clear that much work still needs to be done to bring alignment to post-acute care regulatory and payment matters. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission ...

The final rule takes effect Jan. 1. The AMA will be sharing with CMS its real-world impact. Here’s what it could mean for ...