Jenn Ofelt, Chief Operating Officer for UnityPoint at Home, was recently selected to serve on the Rural Advisory Council of the National Association of Home Care & Hospice. The new council was established in response to continued regulatory and reimbursement...
UnityPoint Health is pleased to announce its membership in the Advanced Care at Home (ACH) Coalition. Other notable ACH Coalition members include Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, Geisinger, and Medically Home. The ACH Coalition brings together stakeholders to create a...
UnityPoint Health recently submitted comments to CMS in four areas: Home Health, Surprise Billing, Physician Fee Schedule, and Outpatient Prospective Payment System. These rules impact Medicare reimbursement and quality measurement and have site of service...
During the Senate recess last week, Senator Chuck Grassley’s health care advisor, Nic Pottebaum, was in Iowa hearing and learning from health care providers. Among those stops were three UnityPoint Health hospital/programs. Although Senator Grassley’s seniority and...
UnityPoint Health Joins Iowa Lt. Governor Gregg in Updating Rural Leaders on Emergency Medical Services Legislation UnityPoint Health – Jones Regional Medical Center chief executive officer Eric Briesemeister (photo, right) joined Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg...
The Evers Administration Continues to Encourage Vaccinations and the Legislature Introduces other Health Care Legislation As more than 50% of Wisconsinites are fully vaccinated, the State has issued a series of recent announcements aimed at encouraging vaccinations...
The Illinois House of Representatives and State Senate will convene a special session on Tuesday, August 31 at noon for matters related to redistricting, and a series of committee hearings have been scheduled in the days prior to hear public input on adjustments to...
New Laws Take Effect, LSA Releases Summary of Legislation Each year, July 1 represents the start of a new budget, or Fiscal Year (FY), for the State of Iowa. Additionally, this date also marks when most legislation passed by the Iowa General Assembly (legislature) and...
Iowa Proposed Rules on Managed Care Organization (MCO) Quality and Home Health Low Utilization Payment Adjustment (LUPA) Iowa Medicaid Enterprise (IME), the Medicaid agency in Iowa, released proposals impacting UnityPoint Health and UnityPoint at Home. As Medicaid...
Governor Evers Signs State Budget, Legislative Business Continues and Potential Community Funding is Highlighted State Budget: Governor Tony Evers signed the 2021-23 budget on July 8th. Making headlines were the $2 billion income tax cuts over two years, mostly by...