Home Health PPS 2010 Final Rule: 2 Percent Market Basket Update

Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Editor in Breaking News

Tis the season for red leaves, red tape.

We’ve got the link that gives you a preview before the rule hits the Federal Register.

It’s that time of year again. The fall leaves are fluttering down from the trees, and pages and pages of final health care reimbursement rules are falling out of Baltimore.

CMS has published it’s final rule updating payments and policies for home health care, according to this agency release.

Check It Out: Go here to get a sneak peek at the rule before it’s published Nov. 10 in the Federal Register. The rule takes effect Jan. 1, 2010.

Highlights about the rule, according to the CMS press release:

Outlier payments for 60-day home health episodes of care: “For CY 2010, CMS will cap home health outlier payments at 10 percent per HHA and target total aggregate outlier payments at 2.5 percent of all HH PPS payments,” the release notes. Currently, in 2009, you have a 5 percent target for total aggregate outlier payments, so the number for 2010 is going to be harder to hit.

2 percent home health market basket update.

The final rule also addresses OASIS-C and Home Health Compare.

Stay tuned to Home Care & Hospice News for a complete analysis of the final rule and what it means to YOUR bottom line.

And, dig deep into what the 2010 final rule does to your HHA’s finances in this audio learning event taught by Aaron Little, CPA.

Related posts:

1. Final 2010 Home Health Service Rates Available
2. Home Health PPS 2010 Update
3. OIG Report Links Miami-Dade Home Health Outlier Payments to Diabetes
4. Don’t Count On Outliers Forever
5. 2010 PPS: More Cuts for Case Mix Creep Hit Home Health

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