Comment Letters & Congressional Correspondence

Comment Letters and Congressional Correspondence

NPHI provides formal comments, responses, and recommendations to regulators, policy makers, and other healthcare stakeholders regarding newly proposed regulations, care delivery models, and other innovations impacting not-for-profit advanced illness providers.

Comment Letter on the FY 2025 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates, and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements Proposed Rule (May 2024)

SILO Act Letter of Endorsement (February 2024)

Hospice Coalition Hospice coalition letter to Congress - Impact Act (January 2024)

Comment Letter on the Calendar Year 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule (September 8, 2023)

Comment Letter on the Calendar Year 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update (August 29, 2023)

Hospice Organizations Letter to CMS Regarding Reforms to Hospice Audit Practices (August 11, 2023)

Comment Letter on the Proposed FY2024 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates, Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements, and Hospice Certifying Physician Provider Enrollment Requirements (May 30, 2023)

Medicare Overpayment Proposed Rule Comment Letter (February 13, 2023)

National Hospice Stakeholders Letter to Congress to Avert Medicare Payment Cut (December 1, 2022)

National Hospice Stakeholders Letter to CMS regarding Certification Activity (November 9, 2022)

Medicare Sequestration Letter to Congress (July 23, 2022)

FY23 Sign-On Letter on Hospice Rate Increase (July 12, 2022)