HHS Issues Final Rule Updating Medicare Home Health Payments, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, Supplies Policies for 2026
December 02, 2025
December 02, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a final rule to update Medicare payment rates for home health agencies (HHAs) and revise several health-related policies.
The rule sets routine updates to Medicare home health payment rates and includes a 2.4 percent payment update percentage for calendar year 2026.
The final rule adjusts the home health base payment rate with a -1.023 percent . . .
The rule sets routine updates to Medicare home health payment rates and includes a 2.4 percent payment update percentage for calendar year 2026.
The final rule adjusts the home health base payment rate with a -1.023 percent . . .