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Home Health PPS Final Rule for CY 2024: CMS Steps Back from the Brink

Hall Render

The issue of agencies “strategically” choosing patients to maximize profitability came up in other comments. One commenter, from a patient advocacy group, noted that home health had become “big business” and that agencies focus on profits for shareholders, not patient care. CMS is finalizing this proposal.

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Navigating the Wild West of the New ACA Preventative Care Ruling

Healthcare Law Blog

The breadth of this decision has garnered criticism from the White House, civil rights groups, patient advocacy groups, Democratic lawmakers and medical experts across multiple specialties. Thus, the impact of the Braidwood decision extends to all preventative care services recommended by the USPSTF.

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