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Katie Wehri, BSBA, CHPC

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Nationwide Hospice Moratorium

Posted By Katie Wehri 05-13-2026 10:58 AM
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CMS, under Dr. Oz's leadership, formally implemented a temporary nationwide enrollment moratorium for both home health and hospice, as we previously indicated could be coming. This morning, CMS announced a six-month nationwide moratorium on the enrollment of new home health agencies and hospice providers ...

Hospice PEPPER Update

Posted By Katie Wehri 04-03-2026 12:36 PM
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As previously shared, CMS had indicated a probable "spring 2026" release of the Hospice PEPPER. The Alliance has been monitoring the PEPPER website and has not seen any announcements about a release. We reached out to CMS and learned that hospices should be anticipating a late Spring release (possibly ...

RE: FY 2027 Hospice Proposed Rule

Posted By Katie Wehri 04-02-2026 07:40 PM
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Please find the Alliance's summary of the proposed rule here. Information on a webinar being planned for next week is forthcoming. We are also planning opportunities for members to provide feedback for Alliance comments to the proposed rule. In the interim, please reach out to us at Regulatory@allia ...

FY 2027 Hospice Proposed Rule

Posted By Katie Wehri 04-02-2026 04:26 PM
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The FY 2027 hospice proposed rule posted to the Federal Register preview page a few moments ago. The Alliance team is currently reviewing the rule and will provide a summary soon. Until then, the summary from the posting is below. This proposed rule would update the hospice wage index, payment rates, ...

RE: Anticipated Release of 2027 Hospice Proposed Rule?

Posted By Katie Wehri 04-02-2026 10:35 AM
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We are anticipating seeing the rule posted today or tomorrow. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concluded its review of the rule yesterday. The Alliance will provide a written summary of the proposed rule the evening on which it is released. We will post the review to this Hospice Community, ...

CMS HQRP Webinar

Posted By Katie Wehri 02-13-2026 10:19 AM
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CMS announced yesterday that it is holding a Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) forum on February 26 from 1:00 - 2:00 PM Eastern. However, neither a registration link or a link to join the webinar were provided. The Alliance reached out to CMS about this and a new announcement with a registration ...

RE: Telehealth Flexibilities Update- January 30, 2026

Posted By Katie Wehri 02-04-2026 04:08 PM
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On February 3, 2026, Congress passed and the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 ending the government shutdown. This legislation includes Continuing Resolution (CR) which funds most of the government through September 30, 2026. In addition to funding the government, the legislation ...

RE: Telehealth Flexibilities Update- January 30, 2026

Posted By Katie Wehri 02-04-2026 04:08 PM
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On February 3, 2026, Congress passed and the President signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 ending the government shutdown. This legislation includes Continuing Resolution (CR) which funds most of the government through September 30, 2026. In addition to funding the government, the legislation ...

RE: Telehealth Flexibilities Update- January 30, 2026

Posted By Katie Wehri 02-02-2026 09:59 AM
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Good morning. The flexibilities have expired as outlined in the January 30 notice. We hope to hear an update today and will post any breaking news under the Telehealth banner on the Alliance website and here when available. ------------------------------ Katie Wehri Vice President of Regulatory ...

RE: Cardiac Rehab and Home Health?

Posted By Katie Wehri 01-27-2026 10:20 AM
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There were some changes to cardiac rehab supervision requirements, clarification of the role of non-physician practitioners, and telehealth expansion (physician office-based programs only). These changes may provide an opportunity for more individuals receiving home health to also receive cardiac rehab. ...

RE: Visit time overlap

Posted By Katie Wehri 01-23-2026 09:17 AM
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It is acceptable for visit times to overlap in situations where the staff are not co-treating. ------------------------------ Katie Wehri Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Quality & Compliance National Alliance for Care at Home Washington DC +1 (202) 547-7424 kwehri@allianceforcareathome.org ...

RE: Face to Face and Emergency Weekend Admission

Posted By Katie Wehri 01-22-2026 01:32 PM
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Of the two opinions, the second one is consistent with the requirements. The examples CMS provides in the Manual about the exceptional circumstance for the timeframe do cause confusion. By definition, an exceptional circumstance is one which is unusual, not typical. Hospices are required to make ...

Hospice Program Integrity Update

Posted By Katie Wehri 01-08-2026 11:20 AM
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Hospice PPEO / Prepayment Review Extended to Georgia and Ohio

Posted By Katie Wehri 01-06-2026 03:13 PM
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Hospice Council Members, CMS has extended the Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight (PPEO) and the expanded prepayment review of existing hospices to Georgia and Ohio. The PPEO is for new hospices only with new hospices defined as: ● Newly enrolling in the Medicare Program ● Submitting ...

Extension of Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities

Posted By Katie Wehri 12-30-2025 09:38 AM
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This morning the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) jointly with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a fourth extension of telemedicine flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled medications through December 31, 2026. These flexibilities were set to expire on December 31, ...

Measures Under Consideration

Posted By Katie Wehri 12-19-2025 01:23 PM
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the annual Measures Under Consideration (MUC) list. Alliance comments and articles on the topic can be found here, here and here. There is one measure under consideration pertaining to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP), ...

Measures Under Consideration

Posted By Katie Wehri 12-19-2025 01:22 PM
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the annual Measures Under Consideration (MUC) list. Alliance comments and articles on the topic can be found here, here and here. There is one measure under consideration pertaining to the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (HHQRP), ...

OASIS-E2 Materials Available

Posted By Katie Wehri 12-19-2025 11:40 AM
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CMS made the following announcement this morning regarding the OASIS-E2 materials. Alliance staff are reviewing them now and will share an analysis over the coming days. The Outcome and Assessment Information Set Version E2 (OASIS-E2) Data Submission Specifications Version 3.02.0 are now available ...

Refresh of HH QRP Data

Posted By Katie Wehri 11-20-2025 04:45 PM
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CMS shared the following regarding the Care Compare refresh. Public Reporting October 2025 Refresh of HH QRP Data – Now Available Because of the lapse in federal appropriations, scheduled data refreshes and other routine updates ...

RE: Social Work Visits

Posted By Katie Wehri 10-28-2025 02:48 PM
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Based on CMS manual instruction, I believe the SW visit with a family member at a location other than that where the patient is located could be entered on the claim. Per the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 11, a visit is: To constitute a visit, the discipline, (as defined above) must ...