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Check Out Recording, Transcript Of PDGM Cut Webinar
Published on Fri Apr 21, 2023
If you missed the chance to hear Medicare officials justify the program’s steep PDGM cuts, you now have another opportunity to catch it. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted an updated slide presentation, an audio recording, and a transcript from the March 29 Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System CY 2023 Behavior Change Recap, 60-Day Episode Construction Overview, and Payment Rate Development webinar. Access the Patient-Driven Groupings Model-related materials at www.cms.gov/medicare/medicare-fee-for-service-payment/homehealthpps/hh-pdgm.
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