CMS Addresses Benefit Integrity Issues in Hospice Care

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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, […]

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CMS Releases Report on Hospice Special Focus Program

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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 […]

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NAHC Board Chair Selected for Hospice Special Focus Program TEP

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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 […]

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FY2023 Hospice Payment Rule Proposes 2.7% Update, Mitigation Policy for Significant Wage Index Losses

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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 […]

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FY2023 Hospice Payment Rule Proposes 2.7% Update, Mitigation Policy for Significant Wage Index Losses

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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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