Home Health & Hospice Week

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CMS Unveils Latest Prior Authorization Form For Hospice Drugs

You can now take a look at CMS’s latest version of the hospice drug prior authorization form. Currently the form is voluntary, but expect to see CMS make it mandatory — perhaps sooner rather than later. Background: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services strongly advised its Medicare Advantage plans to start using an earlier version of the form by [...]
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