Hospice News November 1, 2023
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized its 2024 home health rule, including the implementation of a hospice Special Focus Program (SFP).
The rule also finalizes the proposed “36-month”rule for hospice providers. The requirement mirrors a regulation that has existed for several years for home health agencies. The final rule forbids any change in majority ownership during the 36 months after initial Medicare enrollment, including acquisitions, stock transactions or mergers.
Despite comments from stakeholders in the hospice community, CMS decided to proceed with its proposed algorithm for selecting providers for the SFP.
“We proposed to identify a subset of 10% of hospice programs based on the highest aggregate scores determined by the algorithm. The hospices selected...
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