MedPAC calls for 20 Percent Cut to Hospice Aggregate Cap

Earlier this week, as expected, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC) March 2022 Report to Congress recommended that: Medicare base payment rates for hospice for Fiscal Year 2023 remain at current levels The hospice aggregate cap should be wage-adjusted and reduced by 20 percent. Hospices be required to report telehealth services on Medicare claims MedPAC’s…