CMS Issues Manual Changes to “Confined to the Home” Definition

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released Change Request (CR) 8444 that clarifies the definition of “confined to the home” for Medicare-covered home health services.  In the 2012 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) rule, CMS finalized clarifications to the Benefit Policy Manual language regarding the definition for “confined to the…