Home Health Prospective Payment System: More Woes for HHAs Come Jan. 1
The 1.4-percent cut means you’ll have to make do with less.
Experts fear that many home health agencies (HHAs) might have to shut down, thereby significantly reducing access to home-based healthcare for many patients who need it, thanks to the reimbursement cuts announced recently.
The bad news: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its 2016 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule on Oct. 29, and it retains a reimbursement cut for home health agency rates.
The good news: CMS scaled back the cut from 1.8 percent (an estimated $350 million) in the...
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