CMS Provides Clarification on Hospice Billing for Physician/NP Services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted on June 24 the following two questions and answers on the Hospice Center page — at Hospice Face-to-Face Encounter FAQs — to clarify previous guidance on the allowability of billing for services by a physician or nurse practitioner provided in conjunction with the face-to-face encounter. The…