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Healthy Outcomes: Exploring home and community-based services: Insights and considerations for healthcare organizations
A conversation with Francesca Muterspaw, CEO of Simple Solution Consulting
Aug. 22, 2023 · Authored by Mark J. Ross
On this episode of Healthy Outcomes, our host Mark Ross interviews Francesca Muterspaw, CEO of Simple Solution Consulting. Together, they discuss home and community-based services (HCBS) and what healthcare organizations need to know about home and community-based services.
Topics of discussion include:
- Services that fall under the HCBS umbrella
- Forces that are giving rise to an increase in the volume of HCBS
- Reimbursement pressures impacting HCBS providers
- Trends in HCBS, including increased demand, private equity investment and expanded technology service offerings
- Issues organizations should think about as they embark on a HCBS strategy
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On the day the podcast was recorded, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a draft regulation that proposed cutting reimbursements to home health providers by 2.2% in fiscal 2024. The proposed rate change is the product of a 3% market basket update, a minus 5.1% adjustment related to the patient-driven groupings model and other factors.