tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 41

Home Health: COPAY THREAT PERSISTS AS HOME CARE INDUSTRY STRIKES BACK

Medicare home care funding is more vulnerable to cuts than ever as negotiations continue over the mammoth Medicare compromise bill. Home care may become an even more attractive target for the budget ax as lawmakers look for funding for their prescription drug package, observers note. The Congressional Budget Office currently estimates both the House and Senate Medicare bills to be tens of billions over the $400 billion target set for the measure. The most popular way to reduce home care funding seems to be instituting a copayment for home health. But many lawmakers staunchly oppose the proposal, which would...

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