Home Health Care News November 28, 2025
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its delayed and much-anticipated CY 2026 home health final payment rule on Friday, Nov. 28.
CMS estimates that the final rule will decrease aggregate Medicare payments to home health agencies by 1.3%, or $220 million, compared to calendar year 2025.
This is well below the 6.4% aggregate reduction CMS proposed in June. The changes in the final rule mean that home health providers will see about approximately $915 million more in payments next year, the National Alliance for Care at Home noted. While the Alliance commended CMS for making these changes, the organization emphasized that the final rule still represents a payment cut that will hurt providers and patients.
“While...
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