Public Inspection: CMS:Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2019 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and CY 2020 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology Refinements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements; Home Infusion Therapy Requirements; and Training Requirements for Surveyors of National Accrediting Organizations

Prepublication notice of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to update the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) payment rates for services provided on or after January 1, 2019. Among other things, it includes a proposal for the methodology used to determine rural add-on payments for calendar years 2019-2022. Comments on the proposed rule are due by August 31, 2018. Official publication of this notice will appear in the July 12, 2019 Federal Register.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news