As the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services prepares to release its proposed home health rule for calendar year 2024, providers are holding out hope that CMS will suspend any further rate cuts. In this McKnight’s Home Care Newsmakers podcast, National Association for Home Care & Hospice President William Dombi and Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare CEO Joanne Cunningham talked about their efforts to stop any reductions. They also discussed how the 3.925% permanent cut that went into effect in January has had deleterious effects on conversation rates, affecting the healthcare system.
The 3.925% payment cut that went into effect in January has had a serious impact on home health providers and the healthcare system. In anticipation of the proposed home health rule, which is due out this summer, National Association for Home Care & Hospice President William Dombi and Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare CEO Joanne Cunningham asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement a one-time forecast error correction related to market basket shortfalls in 2021 and 2022.
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