Hospice News February 14, 2025
The Trump Administration has suspended implementation of the hospice Special Focus Program.
Finalized in the 2024 home health payment rule, the program is designed to identify poor performing hospices, mandate quality improvement and in some cases impose additional penalties. However, stakeholders in the hospice space have contended that the agency’s methodology for selecting hospices for the program is deeply flawed.
Notice of the suspension appeared today on the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) website.
“Effective February 14, 2025, implementation of the Hospice Special Focus Program for CY 2025 has ceased so that CMS may further evaluate the program,” the agency indicated.
The SFP was among the requirements established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. Congress included...
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