On the evening of June 28, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the CY 2022 proposed payment rule for home health agencies (HHAs). This proposed rule includes the annual payment update as well as proposed policies for the quality reporting program, value-based purchasing model, and supervision requirements. This proposed rule also [...] Read More
On the afternoon of April 30th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it submitted a second interim final rule (IFC) to the Federal Register and that it released an additional set of blanket waivers under section 1135 of the Social Security Act aimed at addressing the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Below are many of the new flexibilities and capabilities included in the waivers and rule: Interim Final [...] Read More
This evening, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final calendar year (CY 2020) payment rule for home health agencies (HHAs). The rule also includes policies for episode of care length, quality reporting, and the home infusion benefit. Provisions of the final rule will go into effect on January 1, 2020. Payments [...] Read More
Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its CY 2019 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and CY 2020 Case Mix Adjustment Methodology Refinements. The rule implements a payment update, changes to the Home Health Value-based Purchasing Model (HHVBP), a new alternative case-mix model, and provisions related to home infusion therapy [...] Read More
This evening, CMS also released the CY 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update and CY 2019 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology Refinements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements final rule which will be effective on January 1, 2018. Within this rule, CMS announces an overall payment adjustment of -0.4 […]
Read MoreOn July 25, 2017, CMS released the CY 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Proposed CY 2010 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology Refinements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements. CMS is projecting that Medicare payments to Home Health Agencies in CY 2018 will be reduced by 0.4 percent, estimated […]
Read MoreThis afternoon, CMS released the final rule updating payments for Home Health Agencies (HHAs) for 2017. The rule estimates that payments to HHAs in 2017 will be reduced by 0.7 percent, or roughly $130 million. CMS sees this rule as part of their broader efforts to provide payment based on value, rather than merely quantity […]
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