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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Home health care services

Home health care services

March 14, 2014

The Congress should direct the Secretary to reduce payments to home health agencies with relatively high risk-adjusted rates of hospital readmission.

Topics: Post-acute care and Quality.