NAHC Submits Comments on FY2017 Proposed Hospice Payment, Quality Regulations

On April 21, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Medicare Program; FY2017 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements (CMS-1652-P), the proposed Medicare hospice payment and policy rule for fiscal year (FY) 2017. Since that time, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) sought…