(WASHINGTON, DC, and ALEXANDRIA, VA) – Effective February 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has ceased the implementation of the Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP) so that CMS may further evaluate the program. This decision is a positive move acknowledging that the current approach is not
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
