Reimbursement: Get More Medicare Pay for Concurrently Providing Hospice & Curative Services

Why This Topic Matters

The article matters because it describes a CMS model that changes how some beneficiaries can receive supportive hospice-related services alongside ongoing treatment, with implications for provider participation, patient access, and reimbursement under Medicare and Medicaid.

Article Sections

1. Would Your Patients be Interested?

   Introduces the Medicare Care Choices Model and explains the general purpose of the CMS initiative. It also summarizes the participation expansion and the broad care-planning goals described by the sources cited in the article.

2. Why Hospice Providers are Enthused

   Describes why hospice organizations are interested in the model and includes provider perspectives on what participation may mean for patients and care delivery.

3. Get Fair Payment for These Services

   Summarizes the general reimbursement framework discussed for participating hospices and other providers, including the categories of services involved under the model.

4. What Types of Beneficiaries are Eligible?

   Outlines the broad beneficiary eligibility framework and the categories of patients described as eligible for participation in the model.

5. Timeline

   Provides the implementation schedule and end date for the model as described in the article.