CMS Issues FY2013 Hospice Payment Rates, 2012 Cap Value

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued Change Request 7857/Transmittal 2497, providing information on fiscal year (FY) 2013 payment rates for the hospice levels of care, the FY2013 hospice payment update, and the hospice aggregate cap amount for the period Nov. 1, 2011, through Oct. 31, 2012. PAYMENT RATES For FY2013, hospice…