The CY 2024 home health proposed rule posted to the Federal Register preview a short while ago. Below is a the short introductory summary of provisions. NAHC staff are reviewing the rule now and will provided a detail analysis soon.
This proposed rule would set forth routine updates to the Medicare home health payment rates for calendar year (CY) 2024 in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. This rule would-provide information on home health utilization trends and solicits comments regarding access to home health aide services; implement home health payment-related changes; rebase and revise the home health market basket and revise the labor related share; codify statutory requirements for disposable negative pressure wound therapy (dNPWT); and implement the new items and services payment for the home intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) benefit. In addition, it proposes-- changes to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HH QRP) requirements and the expanded Home Health Value-Based Purchasing (HHVBP) Model; to implement the new Part B benefit for lymphedema compression treatment items, codify the Medicare definition of brace, and make other codification changes based on recent legislation; to add an informal dispute resolution (IDR) and special focus program (SFP) for hospice programs; to codify DMEPOS refill policy; and to revise Medicare provider and supplier enrollment requirements
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Katie Wehri
Director of Home Health & Hospice Regulatory Affairs
NAHC
Washington, DC
202-240-9254 #3360
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