Home health industry stakeholders submitted 1,182 comments about the 2019 proposed PPS rule prior to the comment period coming to a close Aug. 31.
 
That's about 100 comments fewer than for the 2018 proposed PPS rule.
 
Still, the industry submitted significantly more comments than for most proposed payment rules. 
 
Many of the industry comments expressed concern about CMS' proposed Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM), which is slated to begin Jan. 1, 2020.