Home Health Care News January 15, 2026
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has voted to approve a draft recommendation that would reduce the Medicare base payment rate for home health care services for calendar year 2027 by 7%.
The draft recommendation, released in December and approved on Wednesday, would reduce home health Medicare spending by $750 million in one year and would have cumulative impacts of up to $25 billion over five years, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has, in many cases, implemented payment cuts when MedPAC has recommended them, according to Hillary Loeffler, vice president of policy and regulatory affairs at the Alliance.
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