CMS Proposes Significant Changes for Home Health in CY 2026 Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the CY 2026 Home Health proposed rule on June 30, 2025, introducing some major changes that Home Health Agencies (HHAs) are now reviewing and preparing to comment on. This rule proposes the largest payment cut since the Home Health Agency Prospective Payment System (HHA PPS) began in CY 2000. CMS is suggesting a reimbursement cut of 6.4%, or $1.135 billion.