Hospice providers within regions administered by NGS are reporting that NGS is presently finalizing and serving out final 2019 hospice cap repayment demands. This action, which tacks on sequestration (funds never received) to revenue, is entirely inappropriate and must be rescinded.
In years past, after hospices would submit self-reports (end of February), CMS and its…
In the CARES Act, passed last night, section 3706 allows hospices to conduct recertifications including face to face visits using telehealth “during the emergency period.”
Trump declared a national emergency on March 13, 2020, but governing law allows the Secretary of HHS to extend the “emergency period” retroactively to the beginning of the emergency, potentially…
Our healthcare system is in just the initial stages of the Coronavirus19 crisis. Hospices have a role to play. Let’s keep it short. Here is what we need to do:
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