title: Overpayment guidance for home health agencies.
abstract: IPS brought many changes for home health providers, including intensified claims review and audits, resulting in overpayments. Agencies have several options despite the limited protection they have under Medicare, including challenging determinations, rebutting the decision, requesting a waiver, and appealing decisions.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Care Law, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Dombi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States