(2020 AM) 102. Hospice Policy Updates: Survey Reforms and the Medicare Advantage-Hospice Demonstration Model is proudly presented to you by National Association for Home Care & Hospice. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.
Description:
Over recent years, the hospice benefit has been undergoing dramatic change. Given important policy initiatives under development, that trend is likely to continue. In January 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS ) will launch an MA-VBID-Hospice demonstration that will test coverage of hospice care under the Medicare Advantage benefits package. In other activity, findings from last year’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reports exploring hospice survey performance have set the Congress in motion developing legislative reforms for the hospice survey process to ensure greater transparency and tighten enforcement. This session will provide updates on these two important policy developments, as well as insights into the implications they may have for the practice of hospice over the coming years.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe OIG hospice survey findings and pending legislation to reform the hospice survey process;
- Identify changes that CMS is contemplating to respond to the OIG’s hospice reports;
- Outline the MA-VBID-Hospice model structure and implications for hospice practice.
Faculty:
Theresa Forster, BA