CMS Releases FY2026 Hospice Final Rule
Policy Alert: CMS released the FY2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update final rule on Friday August 1. The agency confirmed a 2.6% payment
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Statement from NPHI: Carter, Bera Introduce Bill to Strengthen Palliative and Hospice Care Workforce
Washington D.C. [July 18, 2025] — Representatives. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) and Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA) just introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education
Hospice Leaders Applaud CMS’s Decision to Reevaluate Special Focus Program, Call for Meaningful Reforms
(WASHINGTON, DC, and ALEXANDRIA, VA) – Effective February 14, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has ceased the implementation of the Hospice
NPHI Provides Comprehensive Feedback on Congressman Blumenauer’s Hospice CARE Act of 2024 Discussion Draft
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) recently shared detailed feedback with Congressman Blumenauer’s staff regarding his newly released Hospice CARE
Executive Summary: National Hospice Audit 2023 Survey Report
This morning, NPHI, along with the other national hospice advocacy organizations, released the following statement regarding our ongoing efforts to address program integrity concerns and
NPHI Statement on the Conclusion of the V-BID Hospice Carve-In Demo
The decision by CMMI to conclude the Value-Based Insurance Design (V-BID) Hospice Benefit Component (hospice carve-in) demonstration illustrates the complexities and challenges of incorporating the
National Hospice Organizations Against CMS’ Final Design of its Special Focus Program
[ALEXANDRIA, VA and WASHINGTON, D.C.], November 1, 2023 – The four preeminent national hospice organizations – LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice
National Advocacy Group Calls for Healthcare System to Put People Over Profits
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2023 – The National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), and its members, released a field-building blueprint today titled, “People Over
NPHI Policy Team publishes “The Effect of Private Equity on Hospice” in latest Public Policy & Aging Report
WASHINGTON, May 30, 2023 – The Spring issue of the Gerontological Society of America’s (GSA’s) Public Policy & Aging Report, contains an article on “The
NPHI Applauds California Legislators on New Hospice Reform Laws
On Monday, against the backdrop of an extensive investigation into fraud in end-of-life care, Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed two bills into law which
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