CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: MEDICARE PROGRAM; FY 2027 HOSPICE WAGE INDEX AND PAYMENT RATE UPDATE AND HOSPICE QUALITY REPORTING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule called: Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 6 by Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: This proposed rule would update the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. This proposed rule also includes an analysis of Medicare non-hospice spending, including details regarding a hospice service and spending variation index (SSVI), and proposes to require that hospices provide the hospice election statement addendum to all ...