CMS Shares Home Care and Hospice Resources

Medicare covers a wide range of health care services that can be provided in the home to treat an illness or injury for homebound beneficiaries who require skilled services. In addition, hospice care empowers people with life-limiting illnesses to remain at home, surrounded and supported by family and loved ones at the end of life. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing significant changes in these provider realms. Feel free to utilize and share the following resources:

• Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Booklet
• Medicare Home Health Benefit Fact Sheet
• Provider Compliance Tips for Home Health Services Fact Sheet
• Overview of the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters Article
• Payments and Payment Adjustments under PDGM MLN Matters Article
• Medicare Home Health Benefit Web-Based Training Course: Available through the Learning Management System (LMS) — Updated training coming soon
• Hospice Payment System Booklet
• Provider Compliance Tips for Hospital Based Hospice Fact Sheet

Contact: Meg Everett, meverett@leadingageny.org, 518-867-8871