Updates

2023 Home Health Proposed Rule

From all that I have read, I can only imagine how unsettling this proposed rule is to most if not all of you as it includes a 2.9% increase in the base rates. This is based on inflation and the market basket. To make matters worse, it has been said that the behavioral adjustment of 7% proposed at the beginning of PDGM is now going to be applied. This combined with the 2.9% increase plus one other adjustment results in a 4.2% decrease in the overall rates for Home Health moving into 2023.

This decrease in addition to current staffing issues, retention of staff, gas prices, inflation, and the cost of living makes it imperative to be heard and comment before the rule is released. This is a crisis situation where it is more important than it’s ever been before that you comment and make certain your voice is heard before this final rule is released.

The public comment period is open until Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 11:59 PM ET.

Click on the above link to find out more information about the proposed rule and what you might be able to do.