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Lackluster Rate Update Threatens Rural Hospices In Particular

Published on Fri Jun 21, 2024

Demographics, travel time, wage index work against rural providers. The proposed 2.6 percent increase to Medicare hospice payment rates is a disaster all around, but one segment of the industry could take the inadequate pay bump especially hard. “The current workforce crisis has created access issues across the country for individuals seeking hospice services and rural communities, which have larger [...]
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