June 30: CMS released the Calendar Year 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System proposed rule to update Medicare payment policies and rates for home health agencies. This proposed rule includes the implementation of legislation, including a proposed decrease to the payment update percentage to account for differences between the new and old payment systems, policies for the home intravenous immune globulin benefit, and revising payment for disposable negative pressure wound therapy. CMS is also soliciting comment on access to home health aide services. Finally, CMS is proposing how we pay for compression garments, a new statutory benefit for beneficiaries with lymphedema, starting in January 2024. Information can be found in this fact sheet.
