HCANYS Top 5 is a monthly newsletter with you in mind. These are the top five things happening in home care right now. Take a few minutes to see what's going on, including information specific to HCANYS members.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its hospice final rule (CMS–1835-P) to update the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) Medicare payment rates and the wage index for hospices serving Medicare beneficiaries.
New York employers will no longer be mandated to replace the income of individuals impacted by the COVID virus. Instead, employers can manage absences related to COVID as they would any other respiratory ailment.
CaringInfo provides free resources to educate and empower patients and caregivers to make informed decisions about home, serious illness, and end-of-life care and services.
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