WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) recently shared detailed feedback with Congressman Blumenauer’s staff regarding his newly released Hospice CARE Act of 2024 discussion draft. A thorough response addresses each provision of the draft, and a high-level summary of the input is detailed below. The
This morning, NPHI, along with the other national hospice advocacy organizations, released the following statement regarding our ongoing efforts to address program integrity concerns and improve the hospice audit process: “Following a series of meetings with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Members of Congress on efforts
The decision by CMMI to conclude the Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) Hospice Benefit Component (hospice carve-in) demonstration illustrates the complexities and challenges of incorporating the Medicare Hospice Benefit into the Medicare Advantage program. Since its inception, NPHI has worked proactively with CMMI and our members to address the challenges and
