Hospice

This is a friendly reminder of two opportunities to provide feedback on the FY 2024 hospice proposed rule – a survey and a listening session.  The final listening session is next week:

Tuesday, May 9

10:00 – 11:00 AM Eastern

More information on the survey and how to register for the listening session is below.

Hospice Proposed Rule Survey and Listening Sessions

NAHC and NHPCO have developed four surveys to gather feedback on different sections of the proposed rule. CMS is asking for feedback on many different topics as they develop the final rule for FY 2024 and future payment policies. These requests are an important opportunity to provide CMS with "on-the-ground" experiences in providing hospice care to Medicare beneficiaries.

We are requesting information from providers in a number of different ways to provide a robust response to each Request for Information (RFI), to the proposed requirement for physician enrollment in Medicare or a valid opt-out, the HOPE tool, and the hospice quality measure topics being proposed. The topics include:

·        Hospice Utilization; Non-Hospice Spending; Ownership Transparency; and Hospice Election Decision-Making.

·        Health Equity Under the Hospice Benefit.

·        Proposal to require physicians who order or certify hospice services for Medicare beneficiaries to be enrolled in or validly opted-out of Medicare as a prerequisite for the payment of hospice services.

·        Potential quality measures and HOPE tool feedback.

Providers can complete all four sections or just the sections for which they have feedback. All submissions are due by May 16, 2023.

NAHC and NHPCO invite members to participate in listening sessions at the below times:

·        Listening Session #2: May 9, 2023 | 10-11 A.M. ET – REGISTER HERE