NAHC-NHPCO Alliance Statement on the “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” Segment on Hospice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  AUGUST 19, 2024  (Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC) –The leading national organization for hospice and other providers delivering healthcare predominantly in homes, the NAHC-NHPCO Alliance, responded to a segment about hospice that first aired on the HBO and Max current events satire show, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” on Sunday, August […]

Community Engagement Resource on “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”

Last night, Sunday, August 18, the HBO and Max current events satire show, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” aired a segment on hospice. The show pointed out some of the positives of hospice care, while also underscoring concerns about fraud and hospice program integrity that the NAHC-NHPCO Alliance and its predecessor organizations have been […]

Registration Now Open for August 21, 2024 CMS HQRP Forum

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a webinar on Wednesday, August 21,from 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. ET to share hospice-related updates around the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Hospice Final Rule published on July 30. Subject matter experts will also answer questions at the end of the webinar, as time permits.  Webinar […]

Hospice’s Post-VBID Value-Based Outlook

“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” to Air Hospice Story

The HBO and Max show “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” is expected to run a story this Sunday, August 18, on the delivery of hospice care in the U.S. The segment’s producer spoke with several hospice leaders, including the NAHC-NHPCO Alliance. We emphasized the value hospice care provides for patients and families every day, […]

Hospice Education at the 2024 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo, Part 1

The 2024 Home Care and Hospice Conference and Expo will feature over 50 educational sessions, each one led by recognized experts in their field who are up to date on the latest developments in home health, home care, hospice, and palliative care. From clinical to financial, this conference has you covered. Let’s look at some of […]

CMS Publishes Guidance on the Conclusion of VBID Hospice Component

In March 2024, CMS announced the conclusion of the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Hospice Benefit Component as of December 31, 2024. This announcement was made after advocacy by NHPCO and NAHC through a 2024 Request for Information (RFI). Yesterday, August 7, CMS published technical and operational guidance for providers participating in the model, to “to ensure that […]

CMS Open Door Forum Updates for Home Health, Hospice

Home Health CMS announced a transition for the home health grouper software. The current version of Home Health (HH) Grouper uses Java software and is currently based on Java version 8. Support for Java version 8 will end by November 2026. Home health agencies and their software vendors who implement the HH Grouper in a mainframe environment […]

Hospice Carve-In’s Sunset Could Affect Palliative Care

Hospices Wrangle With ‘Complicated’ Quality Metrics on CMS’ Radar

Next CMS Open Door Forum is August 7

The next Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, August 7, 2024, PM at 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern Time (ET). Please log on at least 15 minutes prior to the forum start time. **This Agenda is Subject to Change** Chair – Brian Slater, Center for Medicare, CMS Co-Chair- […]

New NAHC-NHPCO Alliance Webinar: FY2025 Hospice Final Rule 

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized payment rate changes and significant changes to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) through the FY2025 Hospice Payment Rate Update and Quality Reporting Update final rule   Join NAHC-NHPCO Alliance hospice experts Davis Baird, Patrick Harrison and and Katie Wehri as they explain these provisions and […]