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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.

 
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)   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    11/01/2015 
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  06/00/2015 
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