Regulations: Home Care Providers Forge Ahead With F2F Implementation

Why This Topic Matters

The piece highlights a new compliance and documentation burden affecting care access, especially for home care and hospice providers. It is useful for understanding the policy environment, advocacy efforts, and proposed legislative responses surrounding face-to-face encounter requirements.

Article Sections

1. Home care provider response to face-to-face implementation

   Discusses how home care organizations are tracking early implementation of the face-to-face encounter requirement and monitoring access-related concerns. The section also notes advocacy efforts and provider support resources.

2. Hospice legislation takes aim at face-to-face problems

   Summarizes proposed hospice legislation related to the face-to-face encounter framework and other hospice reform ideas. The section focuses on policy changes under consideration and the broader regulatory context.