Home Health, Hospice & Durable Medical Equipment Open Door Forum - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum to clarify the criteria for determining payment responsibility for drugs for hospice beneficiaries. It is available on the spotlight section of the hospice center web page at:

http://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Hospice-Center.html .

Home Health, Hospice & Durable Medical Equipment Open Door Forum

Overview:

The Home Health, Hospice & Durable Medical Equipment Open Door Forum (ODF) addresses the concerns of three unique health care areas within the Medicare & Medicaid programs. Issues related to Home Health PPS, the newly proposed competitive bidding for DME and the Medicare Hospice benefit are all topics the forum has covered. Many of the issues covered bridge concerns within all three settings and the combination of the topics under one Forum has been useful to many participants. We continue to hold Special ODFs when individual policy issues require special attention. Timely announcements and clarifications regarding important rulemaking, agency program initiatives and other related areas are also included in the forums.
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Update: Friday, December 6, 2013 - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum to clarify the criteria for determining payment responsibility for drugs for hospice beneficiaries. It is available on the spotlight section of the hospice center web page at:
http://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Hospice-Center.html .
The agenda for the Wednesday, December 11, 2013, Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum is now available in the Downloads section below. If you wish to participate, dial 1-800-837-1935; Conference ID: 70980706. Thank you for your continued interest in the CMS Open Door Forums.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is seeking input from providers related to the implementation of the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) established in Section 3004 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as The Affordable Care Act. On behalf of CMS, Health Care Innovation Services (HCIS) is looking for providers who will voluntarily participate in a brief interview. The interview is intended to help CMS better understand the strengths, weaknesses, priorities and burdens associated with the HQRP, how providers ensure the accuracy of submitted data, how the HQRP has impacted patient services and outcomes, and what CMS can do to improve the program and processes in the future. Please see the announcement in the Downloads section below for more information, including how to participate.