Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act Introduced in Congress

In big news for the hospice community, Representatives Lynn Jenkins (R-KS-2) and Mike Thompson (D-CA-5) introduced the Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act, H.R. 1284 on March 1, 2017. Reps. Jenkins and Thompson have been strong supporters of home care and hospice issues in the past and continue to be with this legislation. Under current…