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MedPAC Takes Aim At Hospice Long Stays With Cap Cut, Rate Freeze

Published on Fri Mar 26, 2021

Commission IDs long lengths of stay, live discharges, nursing and independent living facility patients, and more as potential trouble spots. Access to hospice care in rural and underserved areas is at risk if Congress heeds MedPAC’s advice. In its annual report to Congress released March 15, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommends that lawmakers eliminate the rate update for hospice [...]
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