Home Health Tried To Persuade MedPAC To Delay Rebasing Conclusions

By John Wilkerson / December 24, 2014 at 10:09 AM
The home health industry said it's too soon for Medicare payment advisers to determine whether home health pay cuts impede seniors from getting good care, even though the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission must report to Congress by year's end on the impact of rebasing on beneficiary access and quality of care. MedPAC Chair Glenn Hackbarth said Thursday (Dec. 18) that commissioners already sent the report to Congress and a commission spokesperson said the report will be public next week. The...


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