Medicare's home health prospective payment system.

On July 7, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the calendar year (CY) 2015 proposed payment rule for the Medicare Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS). The proposed rule reflects the annual update to the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) HH rates and policies based on regulatory changes put forward by CMS and legislative changes previously adopted by Congress. Among other regular updates and policy changes, the rule would: