CMS proposes a home health hike
Rehab Regs, June 24, 2004
Earlier this month, CMS announced a 2.5% increase in Medicare payment rates to home health agencies for 2005. This increase would bring an extra $270 million in payments to home health agencies next year, according to Patient Care Law Weekly. CMS is proposing to rebase and revise the home health market basket to ensure it continues to adequately reflect the price of efficiently providing home health services to Medicare beneficiaries. To qualify for Medicare home health visits, a Medicare beneficiary must be under the care of a physician, have an intermittent need for skilled nursing care, need physical therapy or speech therapy, or continue to need occupational therapy.
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