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Hospice Rates Will Increase 1.4% In October

Published on Thu Aug 14, 2014

Sequestration reductions likely to continue to harm hospices’ bottom lines. Hospices can count on a modest pay increase for the coming year. In its hospice payment final rule for 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sets a 1.4 percent payment increase for Medicare hospice payment rates starting Oct. 1 (see box below for rates). That’s up slightly from [...]
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