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HHS/CMS | RIN: 0938-AS46 | Publication ID: Spring 2015 |
Title: CY 2016 Home Health Prospective Payment System Refinements and Rate Update (CMS-1625-P) | |
Abstract:
This annual proposed rule would update the 60-day national episode rate based on the applicable home health market basket update and case-mix adjustment. It also would update the national per-visit rates used to calculate low utilization payment adjustments (LUPAs) and outlier payments under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health agencies. These changes would apply to services furnished during home health episodes beginning on or after January 1, 2016. |
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Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) | Priority: Economically Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: Undetermined | Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined |
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 484 | |
Legal Authority: Social Security Act, secs 1102 and 1871 42 U.S.C. 1302 42 U.S.C. 1395(hh) Social Security Act, sec 1895 42 U.S.C. 1395(fff) |
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
Small Entities Affected: Businesses | Federalism: Undetermined |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Hillary Loeffler Director, Division of Home Health and Hospice Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Medicare, MS: C5-07-22, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244 Phone:410 786-0456 Email: hillary.loeffler@cms.hhs.gov |