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Congress Members Call on CMS to Revise Proposed Hospice Special Focus Program

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Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) were also signatories on the letter to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and White House Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) have called for changes to the forthcoming Special Focus Program (SFP) from the U.S.

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New CMMI Primary Care Demo Could Pave Way for Hospice, Palliative Partnerships

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The goal of the Making Care Primary Model is to improve care for people with Medicaid and Medicare,” said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, in a statement. This model is one more pathway CMS is taking to improve access to care and quality of care, especially to those in rural areas and other underserved populations.

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New ACO Primary Flex Model Could Increase Hospice, Palliative Care Access

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“People whose primary care provider participates in the ACO PC Flex Model may get care in more convenient ways, like care based at home or through virtual means, extra help managing chronic diseases and more preventive health services to keep them healthy,” said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, in a statement.

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U.S. Senators Call on CMS to Boost Palliative Care Resources

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, calling for a payment model demonstration designed to support greater access to palliative care. A bipartisan group of nine U.S. Senators have written to U.S.

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Industry Groups Call for Federal Oversight of Hospice Licensing as Concerns Emerge in Several States

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. Federal oversight is needed to stem harmful and potentially illegal practices associated with a proliferation of new providers in several states, four of the nation’s largest hospice industry groups wrote to U.S.

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U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne: Crack Down on Hospice Fraud

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Van Duyne was among a group of lawmakers that wrote to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks LaSure last month requesting updates on the agency’s battles against fraudulent providers, as well as a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on quality issues in the hospice space.

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U.S. Patients Have Unequal Access to Palliative Care

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For too long, the systemic disparities have resulted in underserved communities having limited access to preventative screenings, diagnostic services, and treatments across race, gender, income, geography, and other demographics,” CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said in 2022. Health outcomes are unequal. The post U.S.