NEW MEXICO Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the bills below on April 4, 2023.  SB 29 (O’Neill) – this bill amends current law by adding a definiatoin for terminal illness, the process for requesting early release, its review and appeal process. Effective July 1, 2023. N.M. Stat. § 31-21-5 SB 168 (Stefanics and Chandler) – […]

Federal News and Information  Standing Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for the Development, Evaluation, and Maintenance of Post-Acute Care (PAC) and Hospice Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Measurement Sets Acumen, LLC and Abt Associates Inc. (hereafter referred to as Acumen and Abt) support CMS in the development and maintenance of quality measures for the Post-Acute Care (PAC) […]

Federal News and Information Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Care Compare Quarterly Refresh – August 2023 The August 2023 quarterly refresh for the Hospice Quality Reporting Program is now available on Care Compare. For additional information, please see the FY2023 Hospice Wage Index Final Rule. Please visit the Hospice Background and Announcements webpage to review the Claims-Based […]

Nashville’s Alive Hospice Contemplates Its Future Three months ago, amidst “uproar,” Nashville’s Alive Hospice Board decided to remain a nonprofit and independent organization rather than sale to a for-profit organization. When the sale seemed imminent, a community group called Keep Alive Alive was activated and publicly worked to urge Alive to stay nonprofit. And Alive’s […]