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Home Health Agencies: Here's Why PDGM Payments Keep Falling Short

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Home health agencies can provide the right care, submit claims on time, and still see Medicare reimbursement come in lower than expected. The reason is often not simply a billing error. Under the Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), reimbursement depends on several factors, including the patient's clinical characteristics, functional needs, comorbidities, timing of the period, and whether the period meets the requirements for a full 30-day payment. For 2026, CMS also finalized changes to PDGM case-mix weights, functional impairment levels, comorbidity adjustment subgroups, and Low-Utilization Payment Adjustment (LUPA) thresholds. CMS also finalized permanent and temporary payment adjustments for home health. That means a reimbursement drop deserves more than a quick review of the claim amount. The real question is: What changed between the care provided and the payment received? How PDGM Determines Home Health Payment PDGM uses a 30-day period of care rather than the older 60-day...
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What Does a 3% Implant Revenue Leak Cost a Texas Surgery Center?

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  Implant costs represent one of the largest expenses for many Texas Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) . Orthopedic, spine, pain management, cardiovascular, and other specialty procedures often involve high-cost implants that require precise documentation, charge capture, coding, and reimbursement. Even a seemingly small 3% implant revenue leak can result in tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue each year. Many surgery centers assume declining profitability is caused by rising supply costs or lower reimbursement rates. In reality, hidden revenue leakage often begins with missed implant charges, inaccurate coding, incomplete documentation, payer-specific billing errors, or delayed claim submission. This is why more ASCs are investing in specialized ASC Billing Services , comprehensive medical billing services , advanced RCM services , and proactive Revenue Integrity programs to protect implant reimbursement and improve financial performance. What Is an Implant R...
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