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May 31, 2007

CMS Proposes Payment Changes for Medicare Home Health Services

The proposed rule for calendar year 2008 contains the first refinements to the Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) since 2000 and also contains the annual update to the Medicare PPS rates. It is designed to ensure more appropriate payments. The net impact of all the proposed refinements and updates is an estimated additional $140 million in payments to home health agencies in 2008.

To see the CMS press release, click here.

To see CMS Fact Sheet “Summary of Proposed HH PPS Refinements Compared to Current HH PPS System”,
click here.

For further information about HH PPS, click here.





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