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Four Pillars Revenue Cycle Desk

Billers and utilization coordinators

Our revenue cycle desk writes about billing, denials, prior authorization and cash flow for home health and hospice agencies, based on the daily work of our billers and utilization coordinators.

Payment & Policy

CY 2027 Home Health Final Rule: A 2.4% Increase, a 3% Temporary Cut and What to Do Before January 1

CMS published the CY 2027 home health final rule on November 4, 2026. Here is what changed for payment rates, case-mix weights and LUPA thre...

6 Nov 20265 min read Four Pillars Revenue Cycle Desk

Prior Authorization

Prior Authorization in 2026: Faster Medicare Advantage Decisions and How Agencies Should Respond

CMS-0057-F cut Medicare Advantage prior authorization decision times to 7 calendar days for standard requests and 72 hours for expedited req...

15 Oct 20264 min read Four Pillars Revenue Cycle Desk