MEDPAC Reviews Hospice; Proposes Quadrupling Cap Recoveries
By EsqSocial Corporation 10/12/20
On December 3, 2020, MEDPAC reviewed hospice data from 2019, noting these key metrics: • Medicare payments grew just under 10% to $20.9 billion; • Hospices served 1.6 million patients, including 51% of 2019 decedents (both modest increases); • Average length of stay grew by 2 days to 92.6 days; and • 4,800 providers gave service, numerical growth of 4.3%......
By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP