There are several different types of payment adjustments in the Home Health Prospective Payment System, such as _______________________, which entails four or fewer visits paid by discipline.
A) Low Utilization Payment Adjustments (LUPA)
B) Home Health Prospective Payment System (HHPPS)
C) Partial Episode Payment (PEP)
D) None of these is correct.

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Low Utilization Payment Adjustments (LUPA) occur when a patient receives four or fewer visits during a payment episode, and these visits are paid individually by discipline rather than as part of a bundled payment.

There Are Several Different Types of Payment Adjustments in the Home