CMS Posts New FAQs on Medicare Care Choices Model for Hospice-Eligible Patients

On March 18, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the launch of its Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM).  Under the MCCM, as many as 30 Medicare-certified hospices will be selected to provide palliative support services in the form of routine home care (RHC) and inpatient respite to patients with advanced cancers,…