The Center for Medicare Advocacy (CMA) is reporting news about a new payment structure for home care, noting that such a plan is likely to adversely affect a hospital’s ability to acquire home care services for some patients. One of the factors to determine the payment to a home care agency for an episode of care is the origin of the patient, with two rates – one for the community, and one for the institution – and obviously, the referral from the community will have a lower payment. 

Judith A. Stein, JD, executive director of the Center for Medicare Advocacy, reports on this story, along with William Dombi, Esq. president of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice, during this edition of Monitor Mondays.

Other segments to appear during the live broadcast include:

• RAC Report: Healthcare attorney Knicole Emanuel returns to the broadcast to report on the latest audits by Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) and other third-party auditors. Emanuel, a member of the RACmonitor editorial board, is a partner in the Potomac Law Group.
  
  
• SDoH Report: Ellen Fink-Samnick, a nationally recognized expert on the social determinants of health (SdoH), has the latest news on this trending topic that is attracting significant media attention. Ellen will also conduct the Monitor Mondays Listener Survey.
  
  
• Risky Business: Healthcare attorney David Glaser returns to Monitor Mondays with his popular segment, and will report on problematic issues facing providers.
  
  
• Monday Rounds: Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of R1 RCM, makes his Monday Rounds with another installment of his popular segment.