Hospice News August 31, 2021
Jim Parker

The National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in consultation with its members have submitted comments to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on hospice provisions within the proposed 2022 home health rule. If made final the rule would overhaul the survey and regulatory enforcement processes that CMS uses to evaluate hospices.

CMS is taking these actions pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Congress included these provisions in response to July 2019 reports on hospice quality from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

“While the intent of the proposed rule is sound, many of the specifics raise concerns,” said NHPCO’s President and CEO Edo...

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