CMS Publishes Home Health Quality Reporting Program Final Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Home Health Quality Reporting Program Final Rule.  This final rule updates the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) payment rates, including the national, standardized 60-day episode payment rates, the national per-visit rates, and the non-routine medical supply (NRS) conversion factor, effective for home health episodes of care ending on or after January 1, 2018.

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• CY 2018 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and CY 2019 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology Refinements; Home Health Value-Based Purchasing Model; and Home Health Quality Reporting Requirements Final Rule (PDF)