Monday, November 3, 2008

Medicare: Home Health Prospective Payment Rate Update

This notice sets forth an update to the 60-day national episode rates and the national per-visit amounts under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health services, effective on January 1, 2009.

Updates to the HH PPS

A. National Standardized 60-Day Episode Rate

B. CY 2009 Update to the Home Health Market Basket Index
C. Home Health Care Quality Improvement
D. Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS[supreg]) Home Health Care
E. Outliers and the Fixed Dollar Loss Ratio
F. Hospital Wage Index

DATES: This notice is effective on January 1, 2009.

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