Hospice News April 5, 2024
If the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed 2025 hospice rule is finalized as written, hospices may encounter some hurdles implementing some of the new requirements.
CMS late last month issued its proposed hospice rule for 2025. The proposal called for a 2.6% increase in hospice per diem base rates, a number that many stakeholders say is insufficient in today’s economic climate.
But the rule contains more than payment rates. One key element is the planned 2025 implementation of the Hospice Outcomes & Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool, which will replace the Hospice Item Set.
New ways to measure quality
While hospice organizations have expressed support for the new tool, contingent upon effective implementation, it could also...
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