House Lawmakers To CMS: Scrap Home Health Prior Authorization Demo Plan

A bipartisan group of 116 House lawmakers is asking CMS to scrap the idea of launching a home health prior authorization initiative after the agency signaled interest in such a demonstration earlier this year. Echoing the concerns of home health agencies and some beneficiary advocates, the lawmakers say the demonstration as laid out in a Paperwork Reduction Act notice is too broad and would impede beneficiaries' access to care. “We ask you to withdraw the proposed demonstration for prior authorization...