CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCIES EPISODIC PAYMENT SYSTEM

New York City Wage Parity Adjustment Effective October 1, 2015

New episodic rates reflect statewide weighted average rates for 2013.
        2013 average Home Health Aide rate:
$18.61
Minimum HHA rate required for Wage Parity Adjustment: $20.95
Percentage difference: 12.57% (A)
HHA service cost as a percentage of total service cost,
        NYC episodic claims in CY 2013:
86.36%    (B)
Adjustment required to episodic rates: 10.86% (A × B)

NOTE: Effective Oct, 1, 2015, the weighted average HHA rate used in the calculation of LUPA payments and outlier excess payments is $21.54. Consequently no wage parity adjustment is required for these components of episodic reimbursement.