Federal January CMS Vaccine Policy Now Enforceable in All 50 States QSO–20-09-ALL Guidance for the Interim Final Rule – Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination March Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) demonstration, known as the Medicare Advantage (MA) hospice carve-in, began in 2020. The MA plans have increased with 34 states participating. […]

The Texas and New Mexico Hospice Organization (TNMHO) was contacted by our members expressing concern over the amount of time it takes to get Medicaid hospice contracts processed and the lack of communication from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). Many of you have been waiting up to three years for your contract! […]

PLEASE NOTE: New information added from the previous week is in bold in its entirety. We hope that you will find this information helpful and insightful.  If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Maxcine “Max” Tomlinson at: mtomlinson@txnmhospice.org.   56th New Mexican Legislative Session The New Mexican second session of […]

“Family Dynamics And Doctors’ Emotions Drive Useless End-Of-Life Care” Rutgers and researchers of other university developed a behavioral model “that explains a long-standing healthcare mystery: Why do so many terminally ill patients undergo intense last-ditch treatments with little chance of meaningful life extension?” Most people want to die at home, as numerous surveys have shown, […]