tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 29

Home Health: Prepare For These Medicare Advantage Changes

MA provisions in MIPPA legislation presents pros and cons for HHAs. In the recent Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, Congress addressed more than just competitive bidding, therapy caps and Medicare reimbursement. The MIPPA legislation set some strict standards for Medicare Advantage plans too, and the outcomes could work both for -- and against -- home health agencies.MIPPA Cracks Down On MA Marketing Practices If your agency is used to being schmoozed by MA plans with free lunches, non-related health products and the like, that's about to change. According to Section 103 of MIPPA, effective for the...

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