Archives: 2025, September
Navigating Medicare Open Enrollment: What Home Health Providers Need to Know
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: September 29, 2025The Medicare open enrollment period runs from October 15 through December 7 each year. During this time, beneficiaries have the opportunity to review and adjust their existing coverage.
HOPE Implementation: Key Details to Review
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: September 22, 2025The HOPE assessment takes effect on October 1, and you should have secured your logins and user details in the iQIES system to ensure a smooth transition without any issues.
Reviewing FY 2026 Coding Updates
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: September 8, 2025ICD-10-CM coding updates occur at least annually with the fiscal year changes beginning October 1 of each year. This year’s updates include 487 additions, 28 deletions and 38 revised codes to total 74,719 codes for FY 2026.
Reviewing HHVBP Updates in the Recently Released Interim and Annual Performance Reports
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: September 3, 2025The July release of the Interim Performance Reports (IPR) were released at the end of July, and the reports include the first quarter of 2025 OASIS Outcome Measures, along with the remaining measures through December 31, 2024.
