tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 13

BUDGET: HHAs Bristle At 2007 Rate Freeze Proposal

MedPac pushes freeze at House hearing.The final decision on 2007 Medicare payment rates is probably at least half a year away, but the battle over home care reimbursement is already escalating into an all-out war.In the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's annual March report to Congress, it recommends keeping home health agency payment rates at 2006 levels for 2007. Beneficiaries' access to home care services is good, and quality has actually increased under the prospective payment system, MedPAC maintains in the report.HHAs Protest Omissive Profit Margin, Growth CalculationsThe influential advisory body to Congress justifies a rate freeze...

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