Industry Notes:
Hospices Face 'Effective' Rate Cut With Modest 2.7% Pay Bump, Reps Say
Published on Fri Jul 22, 2022
With the hospice final rule for fiscal year 2023 expected soon, industry representatives are preemptively seeking out relief. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is proposing a 2.7 percent rate increase for next year. But “hospices, like all health care providers, have been stretched thin over the last two years. They have faced unrelenting workforce shortages and high staff [...]