Payment cuts are having a compounding, dire effect on the home health industry
04/29/24 at 03:00 AM
Payment cuts are having a compounding, dire effect on the home health industry
Home Health Care News; by Andrew Donlan; 4/25/24
Home health providers’ fight against cuts to fee-for-service Medicare payment has become a year-by-year battle. But the yearly cuts are compounding, which is exactly what industry advocates are trying to illustrate to Congress prior to the next payment rule proposal. ... Many of the cuts CMS has implemented are permanent, and multiple cuts on top of each other moving forward – plus unsatisfactory adjustments for inflation – are putting significant pressure on providers.