Media Statement from Amedisys Commending the Home Health Payment Innovation Act of 2019
May 08 2019 - 4:49PM
Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), America’s leading independent home
health, hospice and personal care company, commends bipartisan
legislation to preserve and expand home health to those who need it
the most.
“On behalf of our team at Amedisys and the Medicare
beneficiaries we serve, we applaud Representative Terri Sewell
(D-AL) and the bipartisan members of the U.S. House of
Representatives for today’s introduction of the Home Health Payment
Innovation Act of 2019 (H.R. 2573),” stated Amedisys President and
CEO Paul Kusserow. “This legislation and the companion bill
introduced in February by Senator Collins (R-ME) serve a dual
purpose – expanding patient access to home health care and
ensuring suitable reimbursement for providers – which ultimately
allows patients to stay where they most want to be, in the
home.”
The bipartisan bill, introduced in Congress on Wednesday, would
not only preserve but also expand access for millions of Medicare
beneficiaries to vitally needed health care services that are
delivered to the home. This legislation, when enacted, would ensure
that home health providers and our patients are not adversely
impacted under the Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) in 2020,
as this bill would prohibit CMS from making behavioral assumptions
regarding home health responses to the new payment model.
Amedisys appreciates the original cosponsors joining
Representative Sewell in sponsoring this bill to protect the home
health benefit so that aging Americans can continue to live
independently in their homes. We commend Rep. Garret Graves (R-LA),
Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Rep. Ann McLane Kuster (D-NH), Rep.
Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Rep. Ralph
Abraham (R-LA), Rep. John Larson (D-CT), Rep. Mac Thornberry
(R-TX), Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) and Rep. Jimmy Panetta
(D-CA).
Amedisys looks forward to our continued work with members of
both the House and the Senate as this bill progresses and join our
industry colleagues in pushing for this bipartisan policy.
About Amedisys: Amedisys, Inc. is a leading
healthcare at home Company delivering personalized home health,
hospice and personal care. Amedisys is focused on delivering the
care that is best for our patients, whether that is home-based
personal care; recovery and rehabilitation after an operation or
injury; care focused on empowering them to manage a chronic
disease; or hospice care at the end of life. More than 3,000
hospitals and 65,000 physicians nationwide have chosen Amedisys as
a partner in post-acute care. Founded in 1982, headquartered in
Baton Rouge, LA with an executive office in Nashville, TN, Amedisys
is a publicly held company. With more than 21,000 employees in 472
care centers in 38 states and the District of Columbia, Amedisys is
dedicated to delivering the highest quality of care to the
doorsteps of more than 376,000 patients and clients in need every
year. For more information about the Company, please
visit: www.amedisys.com.
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