At the end of last month, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published its home health proposed payment rule for 2024. The proposal almost immediately drew a negative response from key home health stakeholders.
The main headline was CMS’ decision to propose a home health payment decrease of 2.2%. The proposal also includes a 5.653% permanent rate cut, reports Home Health Care News.
As a response, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice filed a lawsuit against CMS and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week, alleging that policymakers utilized an inadequate methodology to determine payment.
Home health executives and leaders weighed in on what ramifications the proposed rule could have on their business — and the industry at large — if finalized. Aside from the cuts, some of them also touched on other aspects of the proposal that they believe the industry should be paying close attention to. Read more.
