SET UP AN EXTENDED REPAYMENT SCHEDULE
If you need longer than 30 days to repay the full amount of an overpayment due to the hospice Cap, you should submit a request for an ERS. While you … Continue Reading →
Tag: Hospice
Fight To Get Sequestered Funds Excluded From Cap Overages Hits Roadblock
The math might be against you. If you think it’s unfair that Medicare calculates your hospice aggregate cap using funds you never receive, you’re not alone. But the Provider Reimbursement Review … Continue Reading →
Cap Sequestration Math May Be Hard To Beat
Should under- and over-cap hospices be treated the same? Hospices may have a tough time fighting Medicare’s cap calculation in court, experts agree. “This decision does not help those hospices that have … Continue Reading →
Mind Hospice Cap Deadline
If you don’t submit your self-determined hospice cap report to CGS by the Feb. 28 deadline, the Medicare Administrative Contractor will start withholding your reimbursement March 7, the MAC warns in … Continue Reading →
HOSPICE CAP REPORTING: ARE YOU PREPARED TO FILE
As you know, as published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2014, CMS released the new requirements for hospice cap reporting and overpayment remittances. Effective for the Cap year … Continue Reading →
Hospice Cap Procrastination Could Cost You
If you’ve never accessed your own PS&R data to calculate your self-reported hospice cap, you’d better get moving. “Providers will be required to obtain their own PS&R data in order to … Continue Reading →
New Hospice Compare Measure Goes Live In November Update
Plus: Watch for your next Compare preview report in early December. A big change to how potential patients and referral sources view your quality data is imminent. The Centers for Medicare … Continue Reading →
Beware These Gift-Giving Taboos At Holiday Time
Remember, Medicare is a whole different world when it comes to gifting to your associates. Giving gifts to those you work with may seem like a natural way to share … Continue Reading →
New Hospice Compare Measure Debuts This Month
Plus: New preview reports will be here soon. Will you be thankful for the new measure Medicare has added to its Hospice Compare website? If you’ve checked out the new … Continue Reading →
Medicare Includes Hospice In Its Regulatory Relief Proposals
Proposal aims to eliminate requirements related to aides, medication management, and facility staff training. While any lightening of hospices’ regulatory load is good news, Medicare’s latest plan to cut red tape … Continue Reading →