Medicare issues home health PPS notice
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice to update the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) for calendar year 2009.
Medicare payments to home health agencies will increase by an estimated additional $30 million next year as a result of a 2.9% increase in the annual market basket calculation of the cost of goods and services included in providing services under the HH PPS. The update also accounts for a 2.75% reduction to the HH PPS rates (the second year of a four-year, phased-in reduction) to account for the changes in case-mix that are unrelated to patients' health status, and an updated 2009 wage index.
A copy of the notice (CMS-1555-N) is available on the CMS web site at www.cms.hhs.gov/center/hha.asp.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a notice to update the Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) for calendar year 2009.You have reached your article limit for the month. Subscribe now to access this article plus other member-only content.
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