MedPAC Report Shows Continuing Changes in Hospice Program

As anticipated, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission’s (MedPAC’s) 2017 March Report to Congress makes recommendation that Congress provide for no annual percentage update to hospice payments for fiscal year (FY) 2018.  The recommendation is based on analysis of beneficiary access to care (including capacity/supply of providers and volume of services used), quality of care, providers’…