The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) final calendar year 2019 Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) rule boosts rates by 2.2% next year and ushers in broader case-mix methodology reforms for 2020. With regard to the 2019 update, the final rule increases HH PPS rates by 2.2% ($420 million) compared with 2018...… Continue Reading