Hospice News August 12, 2020
Holly Vossel

Annie Acs, director of policy and innovation for National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) recently spoke with Hospice News about the opportunities and challenges for hospice providers navigating towards Primary Care First. Of the payment options that fall under its umbrella, the Serious Illness Population (SIP) model shows potentially the greatest promise for hospice providers. Intended to promote care for high-need, seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries, hospices offering palliative care stand to benefit most from following the SIP model.

Acs will be speaking at the Hospice News Value-Based Care Strategies for Hospice and Palliative Care Summit during the “Navigating the Primary Care First Serious Illness Population Model” session.

With a background in health policy, Acs spent more than eight years...

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Interview / Q&A, Medicare, Payment Models, Post-Acute Care, Primary care, Provider, Trends, Value Based
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