How the Four Largest Hospice Industry Groups Work Together to Support Program Integrity

CMS Addresses Benefit Integrity Issues in Hospice Care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on its website on Tuesday, August 22, a renewed committment to battling what it called “fraud” committed by hospices at the expense of beneficiaries and the taxpayers, calling it a response to media stories alleging fraud within the Medicare hospice benefit. On the agency’s official blog, […]

CMS Announces New Hospice Integrity Measures in 4 States

Yesterday, NAHC and three other national hospice organizations met with leadership and staff from CMS’ Center for Program Integrity (CPI) and Center for Clinical Standards & Quality (CCSQ) to discuss the agency’s recent efforts on hospice program integrity (PI). Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), who is a longtime hospice champion and supporter, and one of the […]

Key House Members Urge Agency Action on Hospice Program Integrity

Representatives Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR-3), key members of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, recently crafted a bipartisan letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) asking that the agency more swiftly implement targeted actions to address program integrity challenges within the Medicare hospice program. The letter is […]

NAHC & 3 Other Orgs Talk Hospice Program Integrity with CMS Admin

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and three other organizations – Leading Age, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) – met with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to share concerns and recommendations to address the […]

National Hospice Leaders Urge CMS and Congress to Advance Program Integrity in Hospice Care through Effective Oversight

The four national hospice provider organizations: the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), LeadingAge, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), provided the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and key Congressional stakeholders with recommended legislative and regulatory changes to strengthen hospice program integrity. The recent entry of […]