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NAHC Listening Sessions – REVISED Hospice Survey Process #2

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM EDT Zoom Link (More Zoom info below) Participation in the listening sessions is limited The Medicare hospice survey process was revised earlier this year. All state survey agencies will be following the new process and accrediting organizations (AOs) will follow it for all deeming surveys. NAHC is […]
Read MoreNAHC Listening Sessions – REVISED Hospice Survey Process #1

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM EDT ZOOM LINK (More Zoom info below) Participation in the listening sessions is limited The Medicare hospice survey process was revised earlier this year. All state survey agencies will be following the new process and accrediting organizations (AOs) will follow it for all deeming surveys. NAHC […]
Read MoreCMS Hosts Medicare Part A Cost Report Appeals Listening Session on March 16

Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Part A providers are permitted to ask for administrative review of their Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) or Medicare Administrative Contractor final cost report determinations through the Medicare Part A appeals process. CMS is reviewing this process, including barriers that impact resolution of issues. As part of that effort, CMS […]
Read MoreMAC Listening Sessions – Your Opportunity to Provide Feedback

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding listening sessions to gather feedback and improve experience with the Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) program. This is your opportunity to provide feedback on your MAC – Medicare Administrative Contractor. For home health and hospice there are three MACs: Palmetto GBA, CGS, and NGS. Medicare Learning Network […]
Read MoreCMS Schedules Listening Session on Opioid Prescriber Accountability

In October 2018, President Trump signed the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act into law; in doing so, he enacted sweeping legislation designed to address the nationwide scourge of opioid abuse. Among the numerous provision of interest to the hospice community included in the new law was authority for hospices, under specific circumstances, to allow […]
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