Hospice News February 28, 2025
The recently confirmed U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has outlined several priorities that dovetail with the largest challenges facing today’s palliative care patient populations.
Significant opportunities exist to improve serious illness care delivery for chronically ill and medically complex individuals across the country, according to Kennedy. Increased access will in part take innovative change in reimbursement models taking shape from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), he stated.
“I will work with Congress, CMS and stakeholders to ensure that the Innovation Center tests appropriate innovative models that improve the quality of care of patients and reduce costs for Medicare, Medicaid
and [Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)] beneficiaries including those...