House Energy & Commerce Takes Up Medicare Face-To-Face Changes

October 8, 2015 at 2:11 PM
Home health care providers, as they sue CMS over the Medicare home health face-to-face policy, are also looking to Congress to revamp the requirement and are pleased the House Energy & Commerce Committee is discussing draft legislation that would ease burdens on providers. The controversial face-to-face requirement calls for physicians to document in-person encounters with patients to certify their eligibility for the home health benefit. The National Association for Home Care and Hospice argues that the requirement has led to...


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