Hospice News May 28, 2024
The proposed 2.6% payment increase for hospices is insufficient in today’s economic climate, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) indicated in comments on the 2025 proposed payment rule.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in March issued its 2025 proposed hospice rule, which if finalized would include a 2.6% increase in the per diem base rate. The proposed increase does not keep pace with inflation, largely because the hike is based on outdated data. For example, for FY 2022, the agency used 2018 data.
“We are deeply concerned about the inadequacy of the 2.6% payment update, which fails to reflect the significant inflationary pressures that hospices are currently facing,” NHPCO indicated in a letter to...
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