Articles by CareSync Social

CMS explained direct care worker compensation reporting for Medicaid HCBS. 2027 is the first year measured. Here is how home care agencies can prepare.

Fewer plans earned four stars in the 2027 Medicare Advantage Star Ratings. Here is what that means for home health agencies and their payer partnerships.

Dementia care in home-based care is shifting from niche to expected. GUIDE Model partnerships, state training rules, and what agency leaders can do now.

CMS proposed a 2.1% update but kept a 3% temporary PDGM cut. What the CY 2027 home health final rule could change and how agencies can prepare now.

MedPAC will test whether PDGM pays in line with patient costs, looking at patient selection and coding. What the home health payment accuracy study means.

HHS awarded up to $27.8 million to expand STEADI and Stepping On. What the older adult falls prevention grants mean for home care and home health teams.

CMS added 19 supply codes to home health consolidated billing on Oct. 1 and removes two on Jan. 1, 2027. What billing and supply teams should check now.

CMS CR 14616 requires every MAC to post quarterly Targeted Probe and Educate results with top denial reasons. How home health agencies can use them.

KFF finds all responding states go beyond federal EVV rules, cross-checking billed claims against visit data. What agencies should watch next.

KFF counts almost 650,000 people on Medicaid home care waiting lists in 2026, up 7%. What new waivers and 2027 reporting rules mean for agencies.