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HHS/CMS RIN: 0938-AT29 Publication ID: Fall 2018 
Title: CY 2019 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and CY 2020 Case-Mix Adjustment Methodology Refinements;Value-Based Purchasing Model; Quality Reporting Requirements (CMS-1689-F)(Section 610 Review) 
Abstract:

This annual final rule updates the payment rates under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health agencies. In addition, this rule finalizes changes to the Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model and to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP).  

 
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Other 
RFA Section 610 Review: Section 610 Review 
CFR Citation: 42 CFR 424    42 CFR 484   
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1302    42 U.S.C. 1315a    42 U.S.C. 1395(hh)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    11/01/2018 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/12/2018  83 FR 32340   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/31/2018 
Final Action  11/00/2018 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
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: C5-08-28, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21244
Phone:410 786-0456
Email: hillary.loeffler@cms.hhs.gov