Home Health PPS
At Issue
On Nov. 4, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2021 final rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS). The final rule takes effect Jan. 1, 2021.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 29 issued a final rule to update the home health (HH) prospective payment system for calendar year (CY) 2021.
On June 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued its calendar year 2021 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. Comments on the proposed rule are due to CMS by Aug. 24.
AHA’s analysis of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule to update the home health prospective payment system for calendar year 2021.
This document is an Health Policy Alternatives supplement to the AHA regulatory advisory for the CY 2020 Home Health PPS Final Rule that takes effect January 1, 2020.
The Centers for Medicare…
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, as amended by the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (OCESAA) of 1999, called for the development and implementation of a prospective payment system (PPS) for Medicare home health services. The BBA put in place the interim payment…