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Rural HHAs Have Special Workforce Woes, They Tell CMS

Published on Fri Sep 23, 2022

Montana agency reports vacancy rate of 40%. The staffing crunch that is hitting the entire home health industry hard is especially crippling for agencies in rural areas. So say many commenters on the 2023 home health proposed rule. Lower reimbursement rates mean less money to pay staff, many letter-writers point out to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. “Practicing [...]
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