Home Health Care Agencies will Receive a Slight Medicare Payment Increase in 2009

EmaxHealth recently reported that CMS will slightly increase Medicare payments on average to home health agencies in 2009. It will also take steps to remedy cases in which providers bill Medicare unusually large amounts.

Home health agencies on average are expected to receive an increase of 2.9% or an additional $490 million for changes in costs of goods and services. Agencies will have to report quality data on a regular basis to avoid a 2% reduction in payments.