HOME HEALTH: President's Budget Proposal Leaves HHAs Alone

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Article Overview

This article reviews how the President’s fiscal year 2006 budget proposal affects home health agencies and related home care stakeholders. It covers the absence of major Medicare home health cuts in the proposal, selected policy changes discussed by industry groups, and the Administration’s Medicaid spending strategy, including a home-care demonstration designed to support transitions from institutional settings. The piece is relevant to home health agencies, home care associations, and other providers tracking federal payment and program policy.

Why This Topic Matters

Federal budget proposals can signal future payment and policy changes for home health agencies and Medicaid-funded home care. This article helps readers gauge which changes were included, which were not, and how industry groups and analysts are interpreting the likely impact on providers.

What You Will Learn

  • How the fiscal year 2006 federal budget proposal relates to home health and home care policy
  • Which broad Medicare home health payment issues were addressed in the proposal
  • How Medicaid spending priorities and home-care demonstrations are being framed in the budget
  • Why industry groups are watching for additional payment proposals during the legislative process

Who Should Read This

  • Home health agencies
  • Home care providers
  • Medical billing and coding professionals
  • Health care administrators
  • Policy analysts
  • Industry associations

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