CMS Sets Hospice Payment Update at 3.8 Percent FY2023

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Finalizes Mitigation Policy for Significant Wage Index Losses Responds to Comments on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program, Special Focus Program, and Requests for Information Look for a NAHC webinar on the FY2023 Hospice Payment Update in the coming days! On Wednesday, July 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Medicare Program; FY […]

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CMS Sets Hospice Payment Update at 3.8 Percent FY2023

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Finalizes Mitigation Policy for Significant Wage Index Losses Responds to Comments on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program, Special Focus Program, and Requests for Information Look for a NAHC webinar on the FY2023 Hospice Payment Update in the coming days! On Wednesday, July 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Medicare Program; FY […]

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CMS Sets Hospice Payment Update at 3.8 Percent FY2023

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Finalizes Mitigation Policy for Significant Wage Index Losses Responds to Comments on the Hospice Quality Reporting Program, Special Focus Program, and Requests for Information Look for a NAHC webinar on the FY2023 Hospice Payment Update in the coming days! On Wednesday, July 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Medicare Program; FY […]

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Hospice Care Index Technical Report Released

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Abt Associates submitted the Hospice Care Index Technical Report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The report provides context and descriptive analyses for the Hospice Care Index (HCI). The HCI is a new quality measure for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) that will be publicly reported on Care Compare in August 2022. The measure […]

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Hospice Care Index Technical Report Released

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Abt Associates submitted the Hospice Care Index Technical Report to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The report provides context and descriptive analyses for the Hospice Care Index (HCI). The HCI is a new quality measure for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) that will be publicly reported on Care Compare in August 2022. […]

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CMS Issues Final FY2022 Hospice Payment Rule and Quality Reporting Program Update

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Payment Update drops to 2.0%, “Labor Shares” Undergo Slight Adjustment Late on Thursday, July 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule governing hospice payment and policy changes for fiscal year 2022 (FY2022). While the final rule does not stray far from that proposed on April 8, there are some changes: […]

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Recovery Audit Contractor Adds Continuous Home Care Issue

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The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC), Performant, added a hospice issue this month to the list of CMS-approved issues, Issue 0201 – Hospice Continuous Home Care: Medical Necessity and Documentation Requirements. The review will determine if hospice Continuous Home Care (CHC) services were reasonable and necessary to achieve palliation and management of the patient’s acute medical […]

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CMS Finalizes FY2020 Hospice Payment Update at 2.6 Percent, Rebases GIP, IRC, CHC Rates

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–Delays Election Statement, Addendum Requirements Until FY2021 — NAHC will broadcast a webinar to explain the FY2020 Hospice Payment Rule from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern on Thursday, August 8, 2019. It is free to everyone so REGISTER NOW! On Wednesday, July 31, 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted its […]

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