tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 23

Hospice: New Regulation Clarifies Rights Of Hospice Patients

Changes in end-of-life care necessitated the overhaul The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in a June 3 press release announced a new regulation that strengthens terminal patients' rights to control their hospice care. The new Medicare Conditions of Participation will affect the nearly 1 million Medicare beneficiaries receiving care from more than 3,000 Medicare-approved hospices nationwide. "As more patients and their families come to understand and select hospice care, we felt it was critical to outline what rights patients have to control the care they receive in their final days," Kerry Weems, acting administrator of CMS...

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