FY2021 Hospice Medicare and Medicaid Base Rates – At a Glance

Beginning October 1, 2020, hospice base payment rates will increase by 2.4 percent, as published in the final FY2021 Hospice Payment Rule.  As is customary, the Medicaid program waits until Medicare rates are finalized to issue guidance on the applicable corresponding hospice payment rates.  The Medicaid Financial Management Group recently issued a memorandum containing the…