Eli's Rehab Report

Proposed 2014 Per-Visit Amounts For LUPAs and Outliers

Discipline            2013 Per Visit          Proposed 2014 Per       2014 Final Per             2014 Final Per
                            Payment - Not          Visit Payment -            Visit Payment -            visit Payment -
                            Rural/Rural              Not Rural/Rural            Not Rural                    Rural

Home Health
Aide $51.               79/$53.54                $54.91/$56.56            $54.84                        $56.49

Medical Social       $183.31/$188.81     $194.34/$200.17        $194.12                       $199.94
Services

Occupational         $125.88/$129.66       $133.46/$137.46      $133.30                       $137.30
Therapy

Physical Therapy    $125.03/$128.78      $132.56/$136.54     $132.40                       $136.37

Skilled Nursing       $114.35/$117.78     $121.23/$124.87      $121.10                       $124.73

Speech Language    $135.86/$139.94     $144.03/$148.35     $144.88                       $148.20
Pathology

Rates are 2 percent lower for agencies that do not submit quality data.

Source: CMS 2013 PPS Final Rule at www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2012-26904_PI.pdf, 2014 PPS Proposed Rule at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-07-03/pdf/2013-15766.pdf, and 2014 PPS Final Rule at www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-12-02/pdf/2013-28457.pdf.

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