President’s 2009 Budget Would Eliminate Budget Neutrality for Hospice Wage Index

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) has learned that President Bush’s proposed 2009 budget includes a regulatory proposal that would eliminate the budget neutrality adjustment for the hospice wage index. The anticipated savings would be $2.29 billion over five years. Deputy Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Herb…