Industry Note:
OIG Calls For More Home Health Cuts
Published on Fri Jan 03, 2014
Add the HHS Office of Inspector Gene-ral to the list of organizations that want lower home health agency payment rates for Medicare. In its latest semiannual report to Congress, the OIG reiterates its recommendation to "reduce the Home Health Agency update factor to account for the high error rate found in OIG’s review." In the report, the OIG also notes [...]