Hospice News
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Carol Miller (R-West Virginia) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) have reintroduced the Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act. If enacted, the bill would allow hospices to conduct face-to-face recertification visits via telehealth. Hospice care exists to provide comfort and compassion during heartbreaking times.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) and Jimmy Panetta (D-California) have introduced a bill that would reform aspects of the hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). 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.
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Hospice News
DECEMBER 1, 2022
Gavin Newsom (D) recently approved legislation that expands upon last years’ moves to strengthen hospice oversight in the state, among other enforcement actions. The bills — Senate Bill 664 and Assembly Bill 1280 — followed a Los Angeles Times investigation into alleged misconduct among hospice providers statewide. California Gov.
Hospice News
AUGUST 1, 2024
The Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act, if enacted, would make changes to the ways hospices provide respite care. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is in the process of drafting the bill that would represent the most significant reforms to date for hospice payment and oversight.
Hospice News
JULY 12, 2024
The forthcoming Hospice Care Accountability, Reform and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act from U.S. Blumenauer announced the bill in June at the Hospice News Elevate conference in Washington D.C. There’s evidence that people who take advantage of hospice care delivered properly, actually have a higher quality of life.
Hospice News
APRIL 18, 2023
Recent data may give hospice providers deeper insight around the driving forces of nursing shortages. million registered nurses expect to leave the health care workforce by 2027, representing roughly one-fifth of the nation’s overall health care workforce, the NCSBN research found. Nearly 900,000 of the nation’s 4.5
NHPCO
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
10097, the Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency Act , introduced in the House of Representatives. The SFP was created under the HOSPICE Act which established additional tools for CMS to oversee the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Ensuring the highest quality of care for hospice patients is essential.
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