CMS Delays Releasing Final Payment Rules, including the CY 2014 Home Health PPS Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a statement saying that: “Although we are still assessing the impact of the partial government shutdown on completion of the calendar year 2014 Medicare fee for service payment regulations, we intend to issue the final rules on or before November 27, 2013, generally to be effective on January…