Resources and insights

Your geographic payment adjustment comes from a hospital wage index containing no home health labor costs. CMS has opened a request for information on that.

CMS says a terminal or chronic diagnosis does not disqualify skilled need under the home health benefit. What the rule states, and what still gates eligibility.

A clinician's guide to home health visit frequency notation. Learn what 3W2 2W4 means, how to calculate total visits, and what Medicare expects.

CMS proposed a 2.4% increase for CY 2027 — with a 3% clawback inside it and $4.9 billion still owed. The real arithmetic, and how to comment.

CMS proposed cutting the OASIS submission window from 4.5 months to 45 days. What changes, when it starts, and how to shorten your QA cycle now.

CMS proposed re-deriving PDGM functional points for CY 2027. The eight OASIS items that set your functional level, and the quirk most agencies miss.

OASIS-E2 went live April 1, 2026. CMS issued 14 new clarifications in the April Q&A — here's the checklist drawn straight from CMS, no interpretations.

CMS rebalanced HHVBP weights for 2026 — OASIS functional outcomes now drive 40% of your performance score. Full measure set, what changed, why it matters.

CMS doesn't pay a per-visit rate for home health — Medicare pays per 30-day PDGM period. Here's the 2026 math and what drives your reimbursement.