CMS posted the final rule on Medicare Home Health PPS rates for 2010 to the web on Friday, October 30, 2009. Compared to the proposed rates released in July, the final rule lowers the market basket adjustment from 2.2% to 2.0%, which lowers the national standard episode rate to $2,312.94. The final rule also makes small adjutments to the regional wage index to reflect updated hospital wage data.
The Alliance has prepared a spreadsheet of all HHRG rates for each geographic area in MA.
The final rule also delays for six months the requirement that agencies survey patients using the standard HHCAHPS satisfaction tool.
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