HOSPICE ACTION NETWORK

Medicare/Medicaid

Issues concerning access to the Medicare hospice benefit and palliative care. Issues regarding reimbursement for the Medicare hospice benefit and alternative payment models. Issues concerning Medicare Advantage and the hospice benefit. Issues regarding community based palliative care and advanced care illness management. Issues regarding program integrity. Issues regarding regulatory relief. Issues regarding hospice telehealth flexibilities. CONNECT for Health Act of 2023 (H.R. 4189 / S. 2016). Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 (H.R. 7623 / S. 3967). Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act (H.R. 8278). Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act (H.R. 8261). Issues regarding hospice coding as it relates to telehealth and spiritual care. Issues regarding bereavement care. Issues regarding in-patient and in-home respite care. Issues regarding the hospice and palliative care workforce. Issues pertaining to the hospice election statement and election statement addendum. Issues pertaining to concurrent care. Issues related to children's access to hospice and palliative care. The FY25 Hospice Wage Index Proposed Rule. The CY24 Home Health Prospective Payment Proposed Rule including issues involving the Hospice Special Focus Program. Issues relating to physician enrollment requirements.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · White House Office · Office of Management & Budget (OMB) · Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS) · Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Health Issues

Issues affecting hospice providers. Issues regarding healthcare work force shortages. S. 2243, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). S. 1845 Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act. S. 2840, Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act. Issues related to advanced care illness management. Issues regarding bereavement care.