Another Bill Introduced to Offer Relief from CMS’ Misguided Rebasing Rule

Congressmen Greg Walden (R-OR) and Tom Price (R-GA) recently introduced the Securing Access Via Excellence (SAVE) Medicare Home Health Act of 2014 (H.R.5110).  The SAVE Act would repeal CMS’ flawed rebasing rule starting January 1, 2015 and seek to offset the cost of repeal by establishing a home health value-based purchasing program beginning in 2019.…