A congressional advisory panel is recommending that lawmakers reduce Medicare payments to nursing homes, home health agencies, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities in 2025.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission voted Thursday to recommend base payment rate cuts of 7% for home health agencies, 5% for inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and 3% for nursing homes. But the panel is urging Congress to increase Medicare payments to hospitals, doctors, and dialysis centers in 2025.
The proposals come amid a legal fight between the home health industry and the Department of Health and Human Services over the methodology used to determine Medicare payments. In ...
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