Sen. Dole, NAHC Counsel, Pushes for Rural Add-on, Blocking Hospice Cuts in Senate Stimulus Package

Former Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS) called on his old friend, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT), to include a 5% add-on payment for home health services delivered in rural areas, along with a provision blocking the implementation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS’) rule that cut hospice payments (NAHC Report, Aug.…