When To Say When

Reimbursement for health care services is all over the map. For example, Medicaid home health aide reimbursement varies from $13 to $148 per visit across the country (see Average Provider Reimbursement Rates For Home Health And Personal Care State Plan Services). And the per-hour rates range between $9 and $86.

And even within a single state, Medicaid rates vary. In Arizona, the fee-for-service Medicaid rates for 15 minutes of behavioral health and counseling services range from $11.21 to $46.85 depending on the modifiers.

Tricare rates for a full day of partial hospitalization vary from $307 . . .