HomeCare September 24, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met to discuss the development of a mandated report assessing the impact of the shift to the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) payment model for Medicare home health, and in particular the 30-day episode and the removal of therapy utilization in payment determinations.
According to MedPAC staff, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to assess structural changes, as patient volume saw significant swings from March through May, though the number of providers remained consistent—likely the result of various financial supports put in place to help stabilize businesses and the economy overall in the early days of the public health emergency. Despite the challenges with data analysis, MedPAC still found the...
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