On October 31st, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that will update Medicare payment rates for home health agencies (HHAs) in CY 2019. The rule will implement a new case-mix methodology, allow for the payment of remote patient monitoring, ease certain regulatory burdens, and update the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP). CMS estimates that the rule will result in a 2.2%, or $420 million, increase in payments to HHAs.
Provisions of the rule are explained in greater detail in this attachment. The final rule is available here.