Posted by Crystal Parks on Jul 2, 2014 9:45:00 AM
On July 1, CMS issued a proposed rule to update Medicare's Home Health PPS payment rates and wage index for calendar year 2015. Payments to home health agencies are estimated to decrease by approximately 0.30% or -$58 million in 2015.The calculations don't include the 2% sequestration reduction currently in effect through March 2015 for all Medicare providers.
Topics: HHPPS
Posted by Crystal Parks on Aug 9, 2013 9:40:00 AM
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) held a Home Health, Hospice, & DME Open Door Forum (ODF) on August 7, 2013. The following information and updates pertaining to home health and hospice were provided by CMS staff.
Topics: NACH, HHPPS, Hospice Quality Measures
Posted by Crystal Parks on Aug 8, 2013 12:08:00 PM
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) recently published a white paper entitled, Rate Rebasing in Medicare Home Health Services: A Review of the 2014 HHPPS Proposed Rate Rule, which offers home health care providers an in-depth look at how CMS proposed rebasing rules will affect them. Below are some excerpts from the white paper:
Posted by Crystal Parks on Jul 12, 2013 10:43:00 AM
Did you attend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Homecare, Hospice and HME/DME Open Door Forum this week? Read on to review the issues, talking points and updates from CMS.
Topics: Hospice Quality Reporting, HHPPS, CMS Open Door Forum, HHCAHPS
Posted by Crystal Parks on Jun 28, 2013 8:14:00 AM
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced proposed changes to the Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) for calendar year (CY) 2014 that would foster greater efficiency, flexibility, payment accuracy, and improved quality. Based on the most recent data available, CMS estimates that approximately 3.5 million beneficiaries received home health services from nearly 12,000 home health agencies, costing Medicare approximately $18.2 billion in 2012.
Topics: home care payments, home health prospective payment system, HHPPS
