An NPHI-organized listening tour bringing CMS leadership together with providers is underway in the Western United States.
NPHI has organized a federal listening tour focused on program integrity and the real-world challenges facing hospice and advanced illness care providers, with activities underway Thursday, January 8, and continuing through additional sessions on Friday in California.
On Thursday, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), and Kim Brandt, CMS Chief Operating Officer—who previously spoke at NPHI’s Washington Leadership Conference last fall—are visiting Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas as part of a listening session and on-site tour.
On Friday, the tour continues in California, where NPHI is supporting discussions with federal leaders and providers in the state focused on fraud and abuse challenges impacting hospice care.
These conversations are intended to help federal leaders better understand what providers are seeing on the ground and explore how CMS and the provider community can work together to strengthen program integrity while protecting access to high-quality, mission-driven care.
Carole Fisher, NPHI President, and Ethan McChesney, NPHI Senior Policy Director, will attend Thursday’s listening tour in Las Vegas. Ethan will also travel with Judi Lund Person, NPHI Senior Advisor for Fraud & Abuse, to support Friday’s discussions in California.
“NPHI has worked closely with CMS on hospice program integrity for many years, and these listening sessions are a direct extension of that engagement,” said Tom Koutsoumpas, NPHI Founder & CEO. “They ensure federal leaders hear directly from nonprofit providers and that oversight efforts are informed by real-world experience.”
NPHI will share additional updates on the event next week.
