Medicare Cuts Threaten to Destabilize Home Health Workforce
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Medicare-reimbursement cuts to home health agencies in 2023 threaten to destabilize the workforce, namely through handcuffing operators by limiting their ability to offer competitive compensation.
The 2023 home health proposed payment rule from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) seeks to cut agency payments by an aggregate 4.2%, or $810 million, next year. In addition to immediate cuts, the proposal would pave the way for CMS clawbacks and future downward payment adjustments.
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Estrella Hettinger
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