By Kaitlyn Mattson | October 7, 2018 The home health industry has won another victory in Washington, D.C., in its battle against certain parts of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and shift toward a more pre-acute care identity. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) introduced the Home Health Payment Innovation...Read More

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to overhaul the home health prospective payment system and continue the shift toward value-based care. Specifically, the agency is moving forward with the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and floating several other changes, as well as the annual update to the Medicare rate. Proposed changes are...Read More