Bipartisan Group Of House Lawmakers Ask HHS, CMS To Scrap Home Health Cuts In Final Rule

By Ariel Cohen / October 30, 2017 at 3:51 PM

A group of 174 House lawmakers, led by Reps. Ralph Abraham (R-LA) and Terri Sewell (D-AL), asked HHS Acting Secretary Eric Hargan and CMS Administrator Seema Verma not to include 2019 cuts that rely on a new home health group model in the final pay rule for that sector, and to instead work with stakeholders to develop and implement other pay reforms.


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