American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Public Comment Sought on Community-based Palliative Care Measures
In September 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded seven organizations new cooperative agreements to partner in developing, improving, updating, or expanding quality measures for Medicare’s Quality Payment Program (QPP). Among these cooperative agreements, authorized under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), was a $5.5 million grant to […]
Read MoreCMS Primary Care First “High Need Population” Model Envisions Role for Hospice Clinicians
In late April the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced further plans to encourage primary care practices to participate in value-based payment arrangements under new “Primary Care First” models, which will be operated under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) and are designed to reward high quality outcomes in primary care […]
Read MoreCMS Awards Funding for Development of Palliative Care, Other Quality Measures
On September 21 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded seven organizations new cooperative agreements to partner in developing, improving, updating, or expanding quality measures for Medicare’s Quality Payment Program (QPP). These cooperative agreements, authorized under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA), represent the first funding initiative supporting public-private […]
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