HomeCare December 17, 2024
The special report analyzed Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries’ access to home health & key trends that shape access to care
ATLANTA—Trella Health, a provider of market intelligence and integrated customer relationship management solutions, released a special edition report, which revealed declining access to home health agencies among Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries.
The report investigated trends that shape home health accessibility, as well as how the expanding Medicare-eligible population often strains access to home health services.
A few key insights from the report are listed below.
- In 2023, 49.9% of counties had five or fewer home health agencies per 1,000 square miles.
- In the post-pandemic period, 94.1% of counties experienced either a decrease or no change in the number...