Home Health Primary Payer Amount

SAS Name
HH_PRMRY_PMT

This variable indicates the total amount paid for Home Health (HH) visits by a primary payer other than Medicare. It is the sum of all the primary payer amounts (NCH_PRMRY_PYR_CLM_PD_AMT from each claim) in the HH setting for the year.

Comments

This variable was new in 2010; it will always be null/missing in earlier files.

Medicare payments are described in detail in a series of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) documents called “Payment Basics” (see: http://www.medpac.gov/-documents-/payment-basics).

Also in the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) “Payment System Fact Sheet Series” (see the list of MLN publications at: http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-andEducation/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/MLN- Publications.html)

Source: CCW (derived)