CMS Will Not Require Medicare Advantage Plans to Apply the Medicare Face-to-Face Requirement for Home Health Services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has reversed its position requiring Medicare Advantage plans (MA) to apply Medicare Fee-for-Service face-to-face certification requirements to home health services. This reversal is seen as a major victory for NAHC, who has been advocating for such a change, and the home health community as a whole. CMS, in…