A Bipartisan Path To Save Medicare’s Home Health Benefit

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that runs the Medicare program, issued a proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system. The rule would reduce home healthcare payments by an estimated 6.4%, or $1.13 billion in 2026, relative to 2025. That reduction follows on the heels of nearly 9% in cuts already in place from 2023 through 2025.

The cuts are aimed at saving…