tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 14

Hospices: Fast Facts -- Medicare Hospice Payments

Non-cancer diagnoses growing for hospice patients, along with lengths of stay.Providers shouldn't be surprised if new Medicare hospice payment policies are soon afoot.The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is eyeing the hospice payment system for possible changes (see related story, this issue). Here's the crucial data the influential advisory body to Congress is considering in making its recommendations:• Medicare expects to spend $9.8 billion on hospice services in 2006. Hospice payments will increase approximately 9 percent per year through 2015.• Medicare pays for 88 percent of hospice care.• Routine hospice days are the most common...

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