Hospice providers will receive a 2.8% Medicare reimbursement increase in fiscal year 2024 under a proposed rule that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released Friday.
The draft regulation would also limit hospice reimbursement to $33,396.55 per patient. According to CMS, the proposed rule would result in hospice providers receiving a $720 million pay raise.
Hospices that do not meet the quality reporting requirements will suffer a 4 percentage point increase in their baseline reimbursement increase, resulting in a net cut of 1.2%.
CMS proposes changes to telehealth delivery for home routine care when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends May 11.
The draft regulation includes measures to combat hospice fraud and abuse. As a rule, doctors who order or certify hospice services for Medicare enrollees will only be paid if they are the Medicare provider themselves or if they have chosen to opt out in a non-participant manner. valid.
The agency will accept comments on the proposed rule until May 30.
