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Home Health PPS Payment You have read about the process to determine the HIPPS code for a home health episode of care. Examine information for the three patients that follow. Each had multiple episodes of care after an inpatient acute care hospitalization. Using the 30 -day episode rate, determine the reimbursement amount for each episode of care. Remember to adjust your episode rate for the wage index. For a refresher, see table 15.13 in your textbook. Patient 1 Patient 1 was discharged from University Hospital to home with home health care on April 30. The first home health care visit was on May 1. The clinical grouping category for Patient 1 is MMTA-Cardiac-High. The comorbidity tier is high (2). The patient continued to receive home health care for three months. Calculate the reimbursement amount for each month. The episode rate is