Hospice:
MedPAC Paves Way For Hospice Cut Recommendation
Published on Fri Dec 21, 2018
Hospice spending surpasses home health. A profit margin that keeps creeping up is one factor influencing the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to go a step farther in its cost-curbing recommendations for the hospice industry. In their Dec. 7 meeting, MedPAC commissioners allowed a recommendation for a 2 percent payment rate reduction to proceed. Next month, commissioners will cast a final [...]