Last Friday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule for the 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System. The proposal shocked the home health industry by enforcing an aggregate decrease of 2.2% for Medicare payments to home health agencies (HHAs).
The cut arises from a proposed pay bump of 2.7%...CMS Rules
The rule includes proposals and routine updates to the Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System (HHPPS) and the home infusion therapy services’ payment rates for CY 2023.
This rule proposes a permanent, budget-neutral approach to smooth year-to-year changes in the pre-floor/pre-reclassified hospital wage index as critics...