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MEDICARE PAYS YOU MORE NEXT YEAR

Published on Mon Oct 02, 2006

Home health agencies will receive a 3.3 percent increase to Medicare payment rates starting Jan. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Nov. 1.

That's up slightly from the 3.1 percent increase CMS proposed in its Aug. 3 proposed rule on next year's prospective payment system update.

Agencies that don't submit OASIS data will see only a 1.3 percent increase, CMS notes in a release. Rural agencies will receive an average 3.6 percent higher rate while urban agencies will see a 3.1 percent increase.

Note: For more information on next year's rates, see next week's issue of Eli's Home Care Week
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