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CMMI Working on Payment Models That Include Palliative Care

Hospice News

31, 2021, according to a new CMMI white paper. “Aspects of MCCM are being used in the development of new CMS Innovation Center models related to palliative care,” the center indicated in the white paper. . MCCM was designed to test the impact of concurrent hospice and curative care. To date, the U.S.

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Palliative Care Needs a Defined Scope to Expand Access, Reimbursement

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A primary barrier for patient and family access to palliative care is a lack of standardized definition and payment mechanism. Without an established palliative care benefit or universally recognized definition in place, care delivery models, patient experiences and reimbursement of palliative care services vary widely across the nation.