tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 14

Medicare: Hospices May Get Higher Payments At Beginning, End Of Stays

MedPAC looks to shake up hospice pay--but don't count on a case mix adjuster.After more than 20 years, the Medicare hospice payment system could see some big changes.The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is considering recommending changes to the hospice payment system in its June report to Congress. And lawmakers have proven receptive to MedPAC's suggestions lately.One change that won't happen any time soon appears to be a case mix adjuster, MedPAC staff indicated at its recent meeting.MedPAC contractor RAND Corp. analyzed data from one for-profit hospice chain. The results "don't make a compelling case that...

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