01/26/2023

AAHomecare Responds to RFI on Dual Eligible Beneficiaries; Adoption of CDEs & E-Prescribing Among Suggestions to Senators

Source: American Association for Homecare Insider 1/25/2023

 

On January 13, the American Association for Homecare submitted comments to U.S. Senators’ request for information (RFI) on issues around Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible beneficiaries. This past November, Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC), Tom Carper (D-DE), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Mark Warner (D-VA) released the RFI to help lawmakers make informed decisions for future policy making.

AAHomecare submitted comments that highlighted the need for the following:

• Adoption of CDEs and e-prescribing
• Address inconsistencies in HCPCS codes, modifiers, and quantity limitations
• Address documentation requirement inconsistencies
• Medicaid to Medicare transition issues
• Issues with copays and documentation requirements when Medicaid is a secondary payer   
• Medicaid not covering Medicare copays

You can find AAHomecare's full comments here.