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MedPAC Wants Hospices To Do More With Less — Up To $10 Billion Less

New industry-commissioned report shows the dangers of cutting hospice support. For once, an influential advisory board to Congress is recommending a full rate increase for hospices. But that isn’t the end of the story. In its annual March report to Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission also recommends cutting the aggregate per patient cap by 20 percent, as well as [...]
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