tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 6

PPS: Prospective Payment System Cash Finally Begins To Flow

But how long will it take to catch up? After nearly three weeks under the revised prospective payment system, home health agencies (HHAs) are starting to see their Medicare claims pay. Medicare installed the PPS software fixes Jan. 17, a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) official says. The regional home health intermediaries (RHHIs) are releasing the held claims and those are processing toward payment, the source says. Dates for those activities will vary by intermediary, the CMS staffer adds. RHHI Cahaba GBA released its held claims Jan. 17, it says in a message to providers. Intermediary Palmetto...

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