The MedPac's annual report to Congress is out. Commissioners voted unanimously that hospice should not get a market basket update to its base payments for FY 2026.
There's a lot more in the report, but I wanted you to know that future revenue for hospice is at risk if Congress follows the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's recommendation.
The Commission states that hospice receives enough now to support high-quality care without increasing payment rates for FY 2026.
If you don't like that idea, be sure to contact your congress representatives and senators.
Be well.
Beth