Hospice News January 17, 2025
The crux of a lawsuit filed by hospice organizations against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday is the criteria that the agency uses to select hospices for the new Special Focus Program (SFP).
A group of providers and state associations are plaintiffs in the suit, including Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice, Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care, Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina, South Carolina Home Care & Hospice Association and Houston Hospice. They have asked the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas-Houston Division. for a preliminary injunction that would halt the SFP, according to their complaint.
“CMS has willingly tolerated bias in its algorithm, such...
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