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Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Hospice Recertification Via Telehealth

Hospice News

Hospice care exists to provide comfort and compassion during heartbreaking times. The National Alliance for Care at Home has endorsed the new bill. Since then, expiration dates for that flexibility have been extended several times. Most recently, Congress moved the end date to March 31. It was previously set to terminate on Dec.

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Reps. Van Duyne, Panetta Introduce Bill to Reform Hospice Special Focus Program

Hospice News

If enacted, the Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency Act also would increase the penalty for hospices that do not report quality measure data to 10% by 2027, up from 4% currently. NAHC and NHPCO have since combined into the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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The Alliance Supports Legislation to Fix Hospice Special Focus Program

NHPCO

For Immediate Release November 06, 2024 (Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC) – The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) has endorsed H.R. 10097, the Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency Act , introduced in the House of Representatives.

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