Hospice News June 22, 2022
As hospices explore greater participation in alternative payment models, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is urging Congress to reduce and restructure those programs.
Hospice providers have been eying APMs emerging for the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). These models represent an entry point to value-based reimbursement, as well as a means to support additional business lines such as palliative care, PACE and other services.
MedPAC initially called on Congress and CMMI to streamline those models in its June 2021 report. This year, the commission has outlined specific strategies for executing its recommendation.
“APMs typically give health care provider organizations a financial incentive to furnish a more efficient mix of services and improve the care they...
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