Jill Olson: Alarming news from CMS

Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the final home health Medicare payment rule for calendar year 2023. The news is alarming.

The rule temporarily blunts the immediate impact of the original proposal for a “permanent adjustment” (cut) but leaves it intact. A plan to claw back payments dating back to January 1, 2020 (a “temporary adjustment”) is still being considered.

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