The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) paints a rosy portrait of home health margins. But an analysis of cost reporting data – that considers both traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) payments – shows that providers are generally not sitting atop a hill of money. Instead, they are struggling to stay above water. The data shows not an industry enjoying close to 20% margins, but instead one that is in a deeply precarious position moving forward.
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Source: https://homehealthcarenews.com/2024/10/a-deteriorating-industry-what-home-health-provider-margins-actually-look-like/