Advocacy during the 2018-19 budget process pays off with a 10 percent rate increase.

Comments and recommendations due to the Department by Nov. 16, 2018.

Providers have 30 days to review their HIS and CAHPS® results.

DOH offers training documents to get hospice providers up to speed on the new requirement.

Providers notified of non-compliance for calendar year 2017 have until Aug. 7^th to file a reconsideration request.

The focus of the webinar will be to help providers understand the reports that are available through the Hospice Quality Reporting Program as well as to understand and access the information contained within these reports.

DOH has published the CY 2018 Medicaid hospice residence and non-residence rates, the initial 2018 Medicaid fee-for-service rates for consumer directed/personal care programs outside of New York City, and the initial 2018 Medicaid fee-for-service rates for CHHAs serving pediatric patients.

HHS reminds hospice providers of specific ways they can improve reporting on election statements.