Home Health Care News August 30, 2023
During the comment period for the 2024 home health proposed payment rule, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) received a host of responses from providers, industry advocates and other home-based care stakeholders.
Chief among their concerns was the impact that the rule – if finalized in its current form – would have on patients’ ability to access care, especially at a time when providers are already facing staffing shortages and rising supply costs.
Many of the organizations leveraged data to illustrate the ways providers already struggle to meet the demand for care seen across the country.
Others detailed specific actions that it urged CMS to take in order to prevent dire circumstances for providers and patients alike.
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