CMS044502

This proposed rule would establish requirements for the new
prospective payment system for home health agencies as required by
section 4603 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, as amended by section
5101 of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999. These include the
implementation of a prospective payment system for home health
agencies, consolidated billing requirements, and a number of other
related changes. The prospective payment system described in this rule
would replace the retrospective reasonable-cost-based system currently
used by Medicare for the payment of home health services under Part A
and Part B.