Public Inspection: CMS: Medicare Program: Fiscal Year 2020 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements

Pre-publication notice of proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services updating the hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for fiscal year 2020. Provides details of the proposed changes, including those that impact rural hospice programs, as well as updates to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program. This notice will officially be published in the Federal Register on April 25, 2019 and comments are due by June 18, 2019.
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - Category: Rural Health Source Type: news