tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 45

HOME HEALTH: PPS Update Not Yet Set For HHAs

Published 2006 rates may not be here to stay.Home health providers should not get too comfortable with the recently issued 2006 Medicare payment rates for home health agencies--Congress could wipe out the increase in the blink of an eye.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the new HHA base rate of $2,327.68 and new per-visit rates. That's a 2.8 percent increase over 2005 rates, according to the 2006 PPS update final rule.The final 2006 episode rate is up nearly $7 from the proposed rate CMS issued in July, but the increase isn't...

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