Home Health PPS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services may expand the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model nationwide through rulemaking as soon as next year, the agency announced.

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…