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Illinois EVV Update: What Home Care Agencies Need to Know About the HHAeXchange Expansion
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Illinois is expanding its Electronic Visit Verification requirements to cover the Community Care Program and the Home Services Program - two of the largest sources of home care volume in the...
Self-Directed Financial Management Software: Features FMS Teams Need
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If you searched "self-directed financial management software" looking for a Medicaid self-direction platform - not a personal budgeting app - you're in the right place. Self-direction FMS...
Adult Day Care Software Pricing: Costs, Inclusions & Budgeting
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Adult day care software typically comes in three pricing models - per participant/month, per user/month, or per facility/location. The right model depends on how your center grows:...
Essential EVV Software Features: A Checklist for Home Care Agencies
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Most EVV feature pages recycle the same buzzwords - GPS, scheduling, billing, reporting. But the features that actually determine whether your agency runs smoothly are the ones that prevent...
Unlocking a New Referral Source: How the Medicare GUIDE Program is Reimbursing Home Care for the First Time
TL;DR: The Medicare GUIDE program is reimbursing non-medical home care for the first time ever — and your agency doesn't need to be Medicare-certified to participate. By partnering with an enrolled...
Four Missouri EVV Changes That Could Cost Your Agency Revenue in 2026
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Missouri made four changes to how EMOMED processes home care visits in 2026. Accrued minutes (accumulated minutes) now require caregiver-level attribution — and visits are already being...
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