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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 2,1995 PSA#1337Health Care Financing Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants,
Rm 340 East High Rise Building, 6325 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21207 R -- R-PHASE II IMPLEMENTATION OF THE HOME HEALTH AGENCY PROSPECTIVE
PA YMENT DEMONSTRATION SOL HCFA-95-052/EE POC Edwiena P. Edwards,
Contract Specialist, 410/966-5162. The Health Care Financing
Administration has a requirement for a contractor to complete the
implementation of the National Home Health Agency Prospective (HHA)
Payment Demonstration. Under section 4072 of Public Law 100-203, the
Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987, HCFA has been directed to conduct
a demonstration of alternative methods of prospective payment for home
health agencies under Medicare. This demonstration is being
implemented in two phases. Phase I of the demonstration, which is
already completed, tested prospective payment based on payments per
visit with separate rates for each visit discipline, while Phase II
will provide the opportunity to test prospective payments per episode
of care. This contract will involve completing recruitment of agencies
for Phase II of the demonstration and providing technical assistance
and support for the implementation of Phase II of the HHA Prospective
Payment Demonstration. Proposed period of performance is four years
from date of contract award. RFP will be released pending receipt of
required internal HCFA approvals/clearances. Requests for the
solicitation document should be submitted to the address above and
refer to RFP-HCFA-95-052/EE. Telephone requests will not be honored;
requests for the solicitation document must be in writing and received
within fifteen (15) calendar days from date of publication of this
synopsis. (0118) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0050 19950501\R-0005.SOL)
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