Which payer is the largest for home health services?
a. Private insurance
b. Patients and families in the form of self-pay
c. Medicare
d. Medicaid
ANS: C
As the largest payer, Medicare, through its Conditions of Participation, represents the standard for the services provided by home health agencies and the payment for these services by many commercial insurance payers and state Medicaid programs.
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