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GAO-06-258R 1 (2005-11-17)

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T V   WAccountability * Integrity * Reliability
United States Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548

          B-297563


          November 17, 2005

          The Honorable Charles E. Grassley
          Chairman
          The Honorable Max Baucus
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Finance
          United States Senate

          The Honorable Joe Barton
          Chairman
          The Honorable John D. Dingell
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Energy and Commerce
          House of Representatives

          The Honorable William M. Thomas
          Chairman
          The Honorable Charles B. Rangel
          Ranking Minority Member
          Committee on Ways and Means
          House of Representatives

          Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and
                  Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment
                  System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2006

          Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a
          major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers
          for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), entitled Medicare Program; Home
          Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update for Calendar Year 2006 (RIN:
          0938-AN44). We received the rule on November 2, 2005. It was published in the
          Federal Register as a final rule on November 9, 2005. 70 Fed. Reg. 68132.

          The final rule sets forth an update to the 60-day national episode rates and the
          national per-visit amounts under the Medicare prospective payment system for home
          health agencies. The rule also rebases and revises the home health market basket to
          ensure it continues to adequately reflect the price changes of efficiently providing
          home health services. Finally, the rule revises the fixed dollar loss ratio, which is
          used in the calculation of outlier payments.


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