Industry Turns To Congress After CMS Finalizes Less Than 1% Bump In 2025 Home Health Pay Rule

Congress needs to intervene since CMS’ finalized 0.5% bump, or $85 million, in 2025 Medicare home health reimbursements -- while an improvement from the proposed cut -- is being nearly negated by the administration’s 1.975% pay cut meant to account for the impact of implementing the patient-driven groupings model (PDGM), home health industry advocates said after the agency released its 2025 home health final pay rule Friday (Nov. 1). “We are seeing mounting evidence of the Medicare home health program...