Archives: 2025, November
Reviewing How the Continuing Appropriation and Extensions Act of 2026 affects Home Health and Hospice Agencies
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: November 17, 2025Last week, the Continuing Appropriation and Extensions Act of 2026 was signed, and we’re going to examine how this legislation directly affects home health and hospices agencies. For many agencies, the most significant news is that telehealth face-to-face encounters have now been extended through January 30, 2026.
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Reviewing “Glitches” and “Quirks” Seen during HOPE Implementation
By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: November 3, 2025The HOPE assessment tool officially went into effect on October 1, 2025, with data transmission expected to begin through the iQIES system at that time. So far, there haven’t been reports of major transmission issues. However, we have seen that some software systems are experiencing minor “quirks” or “glitches” in their functionality.
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