Medicare Home Health Coverage is Not a Short Term Benefit ‒ Congress Reiterated This in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA ’97)

In 1997 Congress specifically recognized that Medicare home care was not a short term, acute care benefit and addressed payment methodologies under Parts A and B to meet the costs of longer-term home care. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997, signed into law on August 5, 1997, made some major changes to the Medicare Act.One … Read more →