Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Refinement and Rate Update for Calendar Year (CY) 2008
This CR updates the 60 day national episode rates and the national pervisit amounts under the HH PPS for CY 2008. CMS is also refining the case mix methodology. CMS is also rebasing and revising the home health market basket for CY 2008. The attached Recurring Update Notification applies to chapter 10, section 10.1.7 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub. 100-04).
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 07, 2008
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