Home Health Care News April 19, 2024
Every year, home health providers await the release of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed payment rule. While home health providers are likely months away from seeing a proposal, it’s worth examining if what’s happening in other care settings could offer a clue of what to expect.
CMS released the 2025 proposed payment rules for hospice and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in March.
On the hospice side, the proposed rule included a 2.6% increase in the per diem base rate.
Aside from the pay raise for hospices, the proposal also included a market basket index update, and notable changes to some of the geographic areas subject to particular indices.
“There are rural areas that became urban...
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