Hospice News November 21, 2024
The soon-to-be-implemented hospice Special Focus Program (SFP) from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may produce misinformation that could interfere with access to care.
The program, set to begin Jan. 1, 2025, could potentially lead patients away from quality providers and into the arms of bad actors in the space, according to Dr. Steven Landers, newly appointed CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home. The Alliance was formed by the merger this year of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the National Association for Home Health & Hospice.
“We think that [the CMS] methodology [for the SFP] is likely flawed. It is likely to harm beneficiaries if it’s released, because it’s going to...
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