Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2005
Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2005; Correction
Final
Proposed rule published June 2, 2004. Comments closed August 2, 2004. Final rule published October 22, 2004, effective January 1, 2005.
- Docket
- CMS-1265
- RIN
- 0938-AM93
- Documents
- 4 documents, June 2, 2004 to November 30, 2004
- Amends
- 42 CFR part 484
Documents
Oldest first
June 2, 2004
Comments closed
Proposed rule, CMS-1265-P, 69 FR 31248, 28 pages
Comments closed August 2, 2004.
CMS's summary
“This proposed rule would set forth an update to the 60-day national episode rates and the national per-visit amounts under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health agencies. As part of this proposed rule, we also are proposing to rebase and revise the home health market basket to ensure it continues to adequately reflect the price changes of efficiently providing home health services. In addition, we are proposing to revise the fixed dollar loss ratio, which is used in the calculation of outlier payments. This proposed rule would be the first update of the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) rates on a calendar year update cycle. HH PPS was moved to a calendar year update cycle as a result the provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.”
Dates
“To be assured of consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on August 2, 2004.”
July 30, 2004
Correction
Correction, CMS-1265-CN, 69 FR 45640, 25 pages
CMS's summary
“This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on June 2, 2004 entitled "Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2005."”
October 22, 2004
Final rule
Final rule, CMS-1265-F, 69 FR 62124, 39 pages
Effective January 1, 2005.
CMS's summary
“This final rule sets forth an update to the 60-day national episode rates and the national per-visit amounts under the Medicare prospective payment system for home health agencies. As part of this final rule, we are also rebasing and revising the home health market basket to ensure it continues to adequately reflect the price changes of efficiently providing home health services. In addition, we are revising the fixed dollar loss ratio, which is used in the calculation of outlier payments. This final rule will be the first update of the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) rates on a calendar year update cycle. HH PPS was moved to a calendar year update cycle as a result of the provisions of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.”
Dates
“These regulations are effective on January 1, 2005.”
November 30, 2004
Correction
Correction, CMS-1265-CN2, 69 FR 69686, 42 pages
CMS's summary
“This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the final rule published in the Federal Register on October 22, 2004 entitled "Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2005."”
Dates
“January 1, 2005.”
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