HHGM
Home Health 2019 Final Rule Is Flawed and NAHC is Fighting to Improve it
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the CY 2019 Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) rates and wage index for calendar year (CY) 2019, and it contains a number of provisions NAHC objects to and will be fighting to change before the proposed rule is implemented, which would be 2020. […]
Read MoreCMS Proposed Rule for Home Health “Needs More Work”
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its proposed home health rule on Monday, July 2, 2018, and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has been poring over the 600-page rule ever since to assess the challenges and opportunities it presents to providers and patients around the country. What follows […]
Read MoreHHGM Proposal Not Finalized in CMS’ 2018 Prospective Payment System Rate Update
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Service has issued the Calendar Year (CY) 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update final rule on the Federal Register, public inspection page. CMS indicates that based on the comments received it is not finalizing the HHGM proposal for a new payment model in 2019at this time. Although this is not […]
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