Aging in place is difficult for many Americans, but it’s even more difficult for those living in rural areas. Things are additionally hard on in-home care providers in such parts of the country..
To ensure access to home health services, the Medicare program has historically provided a rural add-on payment to agencies, giving them slightly more resources to deliver care and compensate staff.
But that add-on payment is being phased out, jeopardizing patient access and exacerbating operational difficulty for providers.
It’s not just a home health issue, either. Aging in place is frequently out of reach for rural Americans because of other factors, such as the physical structure of their homes and complications with transportation.
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