MedPAC Gives Initial Approval to FY 2013 Hospice Update

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) gave initial approval to a recommendation that hospice payments for fiscal year (FY) 2013 be updated by 0.5 percent. The panel also approved previous MedPAC recommendations (originally included in their 2009 Report to Congress) on payment reform, increased accountability and oversight and data collection be reprinted in the March…