Home Health Medicare Payments

SAS Name
HH_MDCR_PMT

This variable is the total Medicare payments in the home health (HH) setting for a given year. The total Medicare payments for HH are calculated as the sum of CLM_PMT_AMT for all HH claims where the CLM_PMT_AMT >= 0.

Comments

Medicare payments are described in detail in a series of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) documents called “Payment Basics”.

Also in the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) “Payment System Fact Sheet Series”.

Source: CCW (derived)