NHPCO submitted a letter in response to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee hearing on “Legislative Proposals to Support Patience Access to Telehealth Services.”
NHPCO submitted comments highlighting hospice and palliative care providers’ expertise and dedication to providing care at home in rural and underserved communities. As innovators in providing individualized care to patients and families at home, NHPCO encouraged the Committee to look to hospice and palliative care when considering how other providers can best deliver care and…
In December 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a request for information (RFI) on the Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model. The RFI sought comment on various aspects of the VBID model, particularly hospice care and health equity, including hospice access, network adequacy requirements for Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs)…