CMS Issues Change Request to Restore Hospice BNAF

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Change Request (CR) 6418 on March 13, with an implementation date of April 3. The CR directs Medicare contractors to install a revised hospice pricer, restoring the full budget neutrality adjustment factor (BNAF) in the hospice wage index within three weeks, and to adjust the claims…