tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 43

HOME HEALTH: Feds Grant More Relief To Katrina-Stricken HHAs

CMS to take it easier on RAP recoupments, pending M0175 takebacks.The 91 home health agencies the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimates are affected by Hurricane Katrina soon will gain some reimbursement breathing room.Normally, home health agencies must submit their final claim either 60 days from the end of the patient's episode or 60 days from the issuance of the request for anticipated payment. If they don't meet either of those 60-day deadlines, the regional home health intermediary recoups the RAP amount.But HHAs affected by Katrina will receive a blanket extension of the 60-day timeline...

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