Home Health Care News May 19, 2022
Robert Holly

With the nationwide rollout of the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model inching closer, home health agencies are feeling confident about their ability to adapt.

Not only are operators confident, but some are even excited about what HHVBP might translate to in terms of improved managed care relationships and further diversion away from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).

“If we do well under HHVBP, that should help prove the value of home health care,” one executive recently told me. “Medicare Advantage [plans] can see all of that information.”

Yet with roughly seven-and-a-half months to go, more questions about HHVBP’s broader impact on quality of care and patient access are starting to pop up. This year’s annual evaluation report on HHVBP, for...

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