Hospice Special Focus Program
Hill Message to CMS on Hospice Special Focus Program Aligns with NAHC
On Wednesday, October 4th, four members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter to CMS and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressing their concerns with CMS’ proposed design for the hospice special focus program (SFP), details of which were laid out in the CY2024 Home Health proposed payment rule. The lawmakers’ letter echoes the concerns […]
Read MoreCMS 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, […]
Read MoreCMS Releases Report on Hospice Special Focus Program
As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), Congress enacted significant changes to the hospice survey process, including creation of a Special Focus Program (SFP) for poor performing hospice providers. In the CY 2022 home health final rule the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final rules governing the survey reforms […]
Read MoreNAHC Board Chair Selected for Hospice Special Focus Program TEP
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 required the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to implement various hospice survey reforms. In the CY 2022 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) final rule, CMS addressed these reforms, including development of a Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). NAHC was one of the stakeholders at the time […]
Read MoreFY2023 Hospice Payment Rule Proposes 2.7% Update, Mitigation Policy for Significant Wage Index Losses
Also Provides Updates to Quality Reporting Program, Hospice Special Focus Program and Requests Input on Achieving Health Equity REGISTER NOW: NAHC Webinar on Wednesday, April 13 at 1:00PM Eastern to go over the FY2023 Hospice Payment Rule. Webinar is sponsored by NetHealth. On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Medicare […]
Read MoreFY2023 Hospice Payment Rule Proposes 2.7% Update, Mitigation Policy for Significant Wage Index Losses
Also Provides Updates to Quality Reporting Program, Hospice Special Focus Program and Requests Input on Achieving Health Equity REGISTER NOW: NAHC Webinar on Wednesday, April 13 at 1:00PM Eastern to go over the FY2023 Hospice Payment Rule. Webinar is sponsored by NetHealth. On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) […]
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