CMS Proposes Regulatory Cut of $2.9 Billion in Hospice Payments

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has confirmed earlier reports that President Bush’s proposed 2009 budget includes a regulatory proposal that would eliminate the budget neutrality adjustment for the hospice wage index. The anticipated savings would be $2.29 billion over five years. This would be in addition to the $5.14 billion cut…