Home Health Changes For Therapy

The House Continuing Resolution (CR) to keep the federal government operating after February 8 contains proposals to change the way home health payments are structured under Medicare. The bill eliminates use of the therapy thresholds in the home health payment method, effective in 2020. "This is a large bill affecting Medicare and many, many other programs," noted Heather Parsons, Associate Chief Officer, Federal Affairs, at AOTA. "There is a