2025 FINAL RULES HOSPICE
An Analysis and Commentary on Federal Health Care Issues by Larry Goldberg
CMS Posts Final FY 2025 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have issued its final rule to update hospice payment rates, wage indexes and the aggregate hospice cap amount for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.
The rule is adopting the most recent Office of Management and Budget statistical area delineations, which will change the hospice wage index.
The rule makes several changes to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program. A copy of the 167-page rule is at: https://publicinspection.federalregister.gov/2024-16910.pdf. Publication is scheduled for August 6.