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Medicare Advantage Transparency Efforts Could Impact Hospices

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Recent efforts to increase transparency within Medicare Advantage may impact hospice reimbursement. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) on ways to improve data sharing and increasing transparency in Medicare Advantage. Subscribe to Palliative Care News today !

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How Increased Medicare Advantage Transparency Could Impact Palliative Care

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Regulatory moves toward greater transparency in Medicare Advantage could swing into the realm of palliative care payment. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) on ways to improve data sharing and increasing transparency in Medicare Advantage.

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Medicare Making Fewer Improper Payments to Hospices

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Medicare fee-for-service programs made $31.23 of improper payments from Medicare in 2023, down from 12% in 2022, according to a new report from the U.S. The post Medicare Making Fewer Improper Payments to Hospices appeared first on Hospice News. Hospices received nearly 5.4% Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).

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CMMI Analysis: Palliative Care Reduces Medicare Costs, Improve Patient Satisfaction

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Despite this potential, existing programs hit barriers created by misconceptions about palliative care among referring physicians, as well as health equity concerns, among others, according to an analysts of four payment model demonstrations carried out by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation.

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Hospice Leaders: Change Must Come to the Medicare Hospice Benefit

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Calls have grown louder for an overhauled design of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, but the path towards change is riddled with contrasting views over regulation, policy and payment structures. Part of the problem is that the [Medicare] Hospice Benefit is 40 plus years old. When things start to shift, they may not happen all at once.”

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The Role of Medicare Advantage in Growing Palliative Care Services

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For the time being, Medicare Advantage may be providers’ best bet for palliative care reimbursement. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover palliative care as a supplemental benefit. This year, the number of MA plans swelled to 3,998 nationwide, up 6% from 2022.

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Longer Hospice Stays Lead to Larger Medicare Cost Savings

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All told, hospice care — regardless of length of stay — saves Medicare approximately $3.5 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. The post Longer Hospice Stays Lead to Larger Medicare Cost Savings appeared first on Hospice News. billion for patients in their last year of life, a 3.1%

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