Patients, employees the victims of home health reimbursement cuts, Baiada, Cunningham say

The home health proposed rule contains several problematic features, Cunningham said. One is the permanent behavioral adjustment of -5.653%. Others are adjustments to the case mix and wage index, which would make the reductions even deeper. Lack of adequate reimbursement in recent years has hurt staffing at home care firms, Cunningham and Baiada said. This has resulted in the ability to accept requests for home care, which creates disruptions in the healthcare system at large. All firms — big and small, urban and rural — are feeling the effects of the staffing crisis, according to Cunningham.Follow us on social media:Twitter: @McKHomeCareFacebook: McKnight's Home CareLinkedIn: McKnight's Home CareInstagram: mcknights_homecareFollow the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare on social media:Facebook: Partnership for Quality Home HealthcareTwitter: @PQHHFollow BAYADA Home Health Care on social media:Twitter: @ BAYADAHHCFacebook: BAYADA Home Health CareLinkedIn: BAYADA Home Health CareInstagram: bayadahhc Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.