Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024
Effective date: Jan. 1, 2025
Comment deadline: Aug. 26, 2024
The big picture: In its proposed 2025 payment rule for home health, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continues with payment cuts resulting from the Patient-Driven Groupings Model — this time an estimated 1.7%, or a $280 million decrease from 2024 levels. The largely expected continuation of the cuts is only one facet of the proposed rule, which also includes changes to quality reporting, value-based purchasing, and market basket revisions. Provisions of the proposed rule are explained in more detail below.