Hospice News October 9, 2023
Calls have grown louder for an overhauled design of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, but the path towards change is riddled with contrasting views over regulation, policy and payment structures.
Hospice providers are hitting financial and regulatory walls when it comes to sufficiently covering the spectrum of services necessary to care for patients and families, according to Marian Grant, senior regulatory advisor at the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC).
One part of the issue is that hospice reimbursement has not kept pace with evolving patient needs, Grant said. Providers are also already trying to absorb a number of changes in the regulatory space, she added.
“Part of the problem is that the [Medicare] Hospice Benefit is 40 plus years old....
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