Hospice News May 29, 2024
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may not have accounted for the financial and administrative burdens associated with its implementation of the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) Tool.
In comments on the 2025 proposed hospice rule, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) voiced concerns that the agency’s regulatory impact assessment may not have taken all the details into account, including the need for staffing and technology investments.
“Clinical and administrative cost calculations do not align with the reality of the true costs of implementation,” NHPCO indicated in a letter to CMS. “In the proposed rule, CMS significantly underestimated the burden and costs hospices will incur to comply with HOPE requirements. The agency’s estimated cost...
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