CMS Launches “Concurrent Care” Demonstration

On March 18, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the launch of the “concurrent care” demonstration authorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).  Under the “Medicare Care Choices Model” (MCCM), as many as 30 Medicare-certified hospices will be selected to provide palliative support services in the form of…