Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update proposed rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued the calendar year (CY) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update proposed rule. The proposed rule updates Medicare payment policies and rates for Home Health Agencies (HHAs) and other . Estimated Medicare payments to HHAs in CY 2024 would decrease in the aggregate by 2.2 percent, or $375 million compared to CY 2023, based on the proposed policies. The proposed rule also adds new quality reporting program measures, including a measure on the percent of patients/residents who are up to date with the COVID-19 vaccine, and proposes certain technical changes....