Healthcare Finance News November 5, 2024
Providers have gotten a nearly 9% permanent cut to home health payment since 2023, says LeadingAge.
Home Health agencies get a 0.5% payment increase in the 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule.
CMS estimates that Medicare payments to home health agencies in 2025 would increase in the aggregate by 0.5%, or $85 million, compared to 2024.
This rule also updates the intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) items and services’ payment rate for Durable Medical Equipment suppliers.
For 2023 and 2024, CMS previously applied a 3.925% reduction and a 2.890% reduction, respectively, which were half of the estimated required permanent adjustments.
Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO of LeadingAge said, “Though the final payment rule released today is a...
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