Home health providers have set the stage for a legal fight if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalizes a proposal to cut home health Medicare reimbursement by 4.2% next year, Modern Healthcare reports. In comment letters to CMS, home health association leaders included findings from law firms hired to analyze the draft policy—though the leaders say it’s too early to discuss taking legal action. Read more.
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