Home Health Care News November 10, 2023
Traditional Medicare beneficiaries are finding they have solid access to home health care.
Medicare Advantage (MA) members utilizing home health care, on the other hand, are having a much harder time accessing care.
That’s according to data in the newly released 2023 Home Care Chartbook from the Research Institute for Home Care (RIHC).
The RIHC report is a detailed overview of the home health landscape. It includes data on both demographics and organizational trends.
“Home health users under Medicare say they’re not having much trouble accessing needed care,” Jennifer Schiller, executive director at RIHC, told Home Health Care News. “It’s even at a lower rate than all Medicare patients regardless of setting — so that’s great. One concern that certainly...