Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2006
Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2006
Final
Proposed rule published July 14, 2005. Comments closed September 6, 2005. Final rule published November 9, 2005, effective January 1, 2006.
- Docket
- CMS-1301
- RIN
- 0938-AN44
- Documents
- 2 documents, July 14, 2005 to November 9, 2005
- Amends
- 42 CFR part 484
Documents
Oldest first
July 14, 2005
Comments closed
Proposed rule, CMS-1301-P, 70 FR 40788, 80 pages
Comments closed September 6, 2005.
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. We are also proposing to implement the revised area labor market Metropolitan Statistical Area designations for calendar year 2006.”
Dates
“To be assured consideration, comments must be received at one of the addresses provided below, no later than 5 p.m. on September 6, 2005.”
November 9, 2005
Final rule
Final rule, CMS-1301-F, 70 FR 68132, 84 pages
Effective January 1, 2006.
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. This final rule is the first update of the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) rates that uses the revised area labor market Metropolitan Statistical Area designations for calendar year 2006. In implementing the new area labor market designations, we are allowing for a one-year transition period. This transition consists of a blend of 50 percent of the new area labor market designations' wage index and 50 percent of the previous area labor market designations' wage index. In addition, we are revising the fixed dollar loss ratio, which is used in the calculation of outlier payments.”
Dates
“These regulations are effective on January 1, 2006.”
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