On Thursday, July 30, CMS posted proposed changes to the Medicare home health payment rates for calendar year 2010. Under the propose changes, the national standard episode rate for home health services will see a net increase of 2%, from the current $2,271.92 to $2,317.47.
The new rules also update the wage index for each metropolitan and rural area. For Massachusetts, the indexes for Barnstable and Springfield are going down slightly. All other regions will see a small increase.
The Alliance has prepared a spreadsheet of 2010 rates based on the CMS proposal.
**Note that these rates are subject to change if Congress passes a healthcare reform bill this year.**
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