Demo For Home Health Services Stalls At OMB; Illinois Providers Prep

The White House Office of Budget and Management’s review of CMS’ tweaked home health pre-claims review demonstration, now called the Review Choice Demonstration for Home Health Services, has seemingly stalled since CMS submitted it to OMB for review, leaving Illinois providers preparing for a demonstration with an uncertain start date. CMS last year announced plans to restart a new version of a home health pre-claims review demonstration that it had stopped following concerns from beneficiary advocates and providers. The new...