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Medicare Sticks With Reduced Rate Of Increase For Hospice In 2018

Hospice rates will rise 1% on average. If you’ve been making plans for next fiscal year based on Medicare’s 2018 proposed rule for hospice payment, your plans should be pretty accurate. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sticks almost exactly to its proposed payment rate increases for the year starting Oct. 1. Rates will increase an average of 1 [...]
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