Hospice News February 28, 2025
Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation designed to extend a key telehealth flexibility beyond a March 31 termination date.
Reps. 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.
“As patients enter into hospice care, it’s important they can remain in the comfort of their own home as they receive treatment,” Miller said in a statement. “That’s why I am reintroducing the Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act to allow hospice providers to use telehealth to conduct the face-to-face visits required for hospice recertification. This bill will make it easier for hospice providers by extending access to telehealth as a way for them...
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