Industry Note:
Don't Look For PDGM Changes In 2020 Final Rule
Published on Fri Nov 08, 2019
You may find reasons, but not revisions. A sweeping new home health payment system takes effect Jan. 1, but the payment and regulatory rule governing 2020 doesn’t make any changes to PDGM’s structure. Why? Many commenters on the 2020 proposed rule took issue with parts of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model’s mechanics, ranging from giving increased payment for institutional admissions to [...]