House/Senate Panels Vote Out Budget Resolutions With No Home Health or Hospice Cuts

The House and Senate Budget Committees voted out FY 2010 Budget Resolutions that do not contain any Medicare payment cuts to home health providers. The moves come as good news in the wake of President Obama’s budget proposal, which includes $13.4 billion in cuts to home health payments (NAHC Report, Feb. 26). While the budget…