ICD10monitor April 3, 2024
It’s April and that means it’s time for the fiscal year 2025 proposed rules to start appearing. But the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this year jumped the gun and released the proposed rules for inpatient rehab, inpatient psych, hospice and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) at the end of March. I found one proposal worth noting.
CMS is asking for comments on the hospice benefit and potential additional payment for high-cost palliative care services. This could encompass services such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, dialysis and blood transfusions but only when used to treat symptoms and not as part of an active treatment for the patient’s terminal illness. Of course, whenever there are additional payments being proposed, the criteria...
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