Current and Future Changes: Hospice Policy Roundup Part 2 is proudly presented to you by National Association for Home Care & Hospice. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.
The Medicare Hospice Benefit has entered an era of rapid change driven by regulatory and legislative initiatives. As part of this session, experts from NAHC’s affiliate, the Hospice Association of America, will provide insight into the latest regulatory issues hospice providers are addressing, as well as changes that are anticipated in the not-too-distant future. The session will also outline hospice issues currently under consideration by Congress, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), and oversight organizations which may yield future changes in Medicare hospice policy.
Objectives:
- Outline key issues related to current and future hospice regulatory requirements
- Describe federal legislative initiatives in hospice and end-of-life care
- Describe work related to hospice that is currently being conducted by MedPAC
Faculty: Theresa M. Forster, Vice President for Hospice Policy & Programs; and Katie Wehri, CHC, CHPC, Hospice Regulatory and Operations Specialist, both of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, Washington, DC
Continuing education units are not available for this module
Track: Hospice