Hospice News July 16, 2024
The hospice community is contributing input to the development of the forthcoming Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is in the process of drafting the bill that, if enacted, would represent the most significant reforms to date for hospice payment and oversight. The legislation is currently in a discussion draft phase, which has been circulated among the nation’s major industry trade associations and their members for feedback.
Blumenauer announced the bill at the Hospice News Elevate conference in Washington D.C. There, the Congress member pledged to work with hospice providers to fine turn the bill’s language.
“I’ve issued a discussion draft on legislation that helps incorporate what seemed to be simple, common sense...