Home Health & Hospice Week

Get the details on who makes the cut.

One relief for the new payment boost for at-home COVID-19 shots — the definition of who qualifies for the extra pay shot isn’t as strict as, say, the Medicare definition for homebound.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services lists these “examples of patient situations for which the additional payment amount applies” in an infographic:

• The patient has a condition that makes them more susceptible to contracting a pandemic disease such as COVID-19.

• The patient is generally unable to leave the home, and if they do leave home it requires a considerable and taxing effort.

• The patient has a disability or faces clinical, socioeconomic, or geographical barriers to getting a COVID-19 vaccine in settings other than their home.

• The patient faces challenges that significantly reduce their ability to get vaccinated outside the home, such as challenges with transportation, communication, or caregiving.