CMS proposes cutting $20 million from home health payments

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2012—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed cutting payments to home health care companies next year by 0.1 percent, or about $20 million. The proposed cuts are based upon the underlying cost of health care and adjustments required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. www.cms.gov