The National Association For Home Care & Hospice Sues Medicare To Preserve The Home Health Service Benefit

The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The lawsuit challenges the validity of a change in Medicare home health payment that reduced rates by 3.925% in 2023 with significant additional cuts expected over the next several years. The lawsuit argues that Medicare is required to institute the payment model changes in a budget neutral manner rather than to inflict rate cuts that have precipitated services limitations or access to care.

The lawsuit was filed . . .