• 1 Quality: New Year Brings New Visits In Last Days Of Life Measure

• 2 Reimbursement: Another Year, Another MedPAC Recommendation For A Rate Freeze, 20% Cap

• 3 Cares Act: Lost Fundraising Counts As Lost Revenues, HHS Clarifies

• 4 Benchmarking: New Drug Claims Measure To Hit PEPPER Reports In 2021

• 5 Audits: Incorrect Claim Determinations Abound In Latest OIG Audit

• 6 Managed Care: VBID Hospice Carve-In Bears Down On Hospices In 14 States And Territories

• 7 Hospice News: Legislation Requiring More Frequent Surveys Pending In Congress

• 8 Hospice News: Medicare Updates Manuals To Reflect New Addendum Requirements

• 9 Hospice News: HOPE Tool Continues To Proceed

• 10 Hospice News: Care Compare Transition Complete

• 11 Hospice News: New HHS Secretary On Deck

• 12 Hospice News: Rural County Loses Last Hospice Provider

• 13 Hospice News: Threshold For Legal Review Rises In New Year