WASHINGTON—The Save Home Health Coalition praised a recent House Ways and Means Committee hearing that focused on addressing Medicare fraud.
"We thank the House Ways and Means Committee for holding this important hearing, which made it unmistakably clear: Medicare fraud in home health and hospice is a direct threat to beneficiary safety, access to care and the integrity of these vital programs," the organization said in a statement. "Enforcement alone is not enough. It must be paired with correcting the underlying payment system. CMS cannot continue to rely on data it now knows is materially compromised to justify cuts that fall on legitimate providers and the patients they serve."
The organization said ts campaign will build on the hearing's momentum to ensure that protecting beneficiaries, restoring access to care and fixing the payment model move forward together and without delay.