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| 2019-08143 | Medicare Program; FY 2020 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements | Proposed Rule | This proposed rule would update the hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for fiscal year 2020. This rule proposes to rebase the continuous home care, general inpatient care, and the inpatient respite care per diem payment rates in a budget-neutral manner to more accurately align Medicare payments with the costs of providing care. In addition, this rule proposes to modify the election statement by requiring an addendum that includes information aimed at increasing coverage transparency for patient under a hospice election. Finally, this rule proposes changes to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program. | 2019-04-25 | 2019 | 4 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/04/25/2019-08143/medicare-program-fy-2020-hospice-wage-index-and-payment-rate-update-and-hospice-quality-reporting | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2019-04-25/pdf/2019-08143.pdf | Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services | 221,45 | This proposed rule would update the hospice wage index, payment rates, and cap amount for fiscal year 2020. This rule proposes to rebase the continuous home care, general inpatient care, and the inpatient respite care per diem payment rates in a... |