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NAHC President Bill Dombi: History Repeating Itself on Hospice Program Integrity

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Issues of fraud in the hospice industry echo events that previously affected the home health space, and providers can learn from that prior experience. This is according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), who spoke Thursday in a Relias webinar.

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Hospice HOPE Tool, CAHPS Revisions: Where CMS Is Going Next on Quality

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Language in the 2024 proposed rule for the Medicare hospice program gives some indication of where the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is heading when it comes to quality measurement requirements. Historically, about 18% of Medicare-certified hospices are found non-compliant, according to Wehri.

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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the value-based insurance design demonstration for calendar years 2025 to 2030, including the hospice component. The agency is also releasing applications for participation for eligible Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs) for calendar year 2024. It makes sense.

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Diverse Mix of Opportunities, Obstacles in Palliative Care’s Future Outlook

Hospice News

Though reimbursement for palliative care has been building in recent years, much room for improvement exists to fuel future interest, according to Conlee Fisher Clark, director of growth at AMOREM. “I said at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas.

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Building a Palliative Care-Focused ACO

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Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) represent a growing opportunity for palliative care companies, and providers have a number of ways to get in on the ground floor. Along with Medicare Advantage, ACOs are one of the few avenues towards more robust reimbursement than fee-for-service models.

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Hospice Advocacy Groups Call on CMS, Congress to Strengthen Program Integrity Oversight

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Four national hospice and senior care industry groups have called on Congress and the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make regulatory and legislative changes to instill stronger program integrity safeguards. The Hospice Program Integrity plan lists 34 recommendations that center around five key areas.

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Hospice VBID: Understanding the 2023 Program Modifications

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Often called the MA hospice carve-in , the voluntary demonstration is designed to assess payer and provider performance related to hospice within Medicare Advantage (MA). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has indicated that hospices should ensure that their billing staff is familiar with the 2023 modifications.

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