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Feds Used These Stats To Decide On Your Cap Requirements

Published on Fri Aug 22, 2014

More than one in 10 hospices exceeds its per patient cap. Wondering why the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is making a big deal out of aggregate cap overpayments when they apply to a minority of hospices? Consider these facts that the agency used to decide on the 2015 final rule provisions: • A 2012 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission [...]
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