In 2025, Medicare-certified home health providers faced dramatic uncertainty. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has voted to approve a draft recommendation that would reduce the Medicare base payment rate for home ...

Original Medicare pays the complete cost of home health care services for beneficiaries enrolled in both Part A and Part B. You pay no deductible or coinsurance for home health care with Original ...

Home health care services are covered by Medicare for those who meet certain requirements. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when ...

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Despite increasing demand, the sector struggles with low wages, high turnover and limited benefits, leaving families and ...

'Goal No. 1 is to get CMS to step back, exercise their authority, and say we don't have to institute these cuts now,' says the president of the NAHC. At this week’s U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on ...

When integrated into the continuum of care, home health helps ensure that patients discharged from acute care settings and skilled nursing facilities do not suffer relapses that require ...

If your loved one lives at home, you may want to hire someone to help you care for them. There are two main types of in-home care services: home health care and general in-home care. In-home care is ...