HHA 2010 Medicare payment update has a 2.0 inflation update, but 2.75% reduction for ‘unwarranted’ case mix increase, and changes in outlier payments (10% cap per agency). The Federal Register shows an increase of the base rate for 60-day episodes from $2271.92 to $2312.94 (1.8% increase).

It can be found in the Federal Register by clicking here