CMS’s Fiscal Year 2027 final rule includes the introduction of the Service and Spending Variation Index, significant changes to the hospice election statement addendum, and requests for information on community palliative care and medical aid in dying that reveal CMS’s future priorities. In this episode, Bryan Nowicki, Andrew Brenton, and Brooke Griffin walk through what hospices need to know about the final rule.
CMS’s Fiscal Year 2027 final rule includes the introduction of the Service and Spending Variation Index, significant changes to the hospice election statement addendum, and requests for information on community palliative care and medical aid in dying that reveal CMS’s future priorities. In this episode, Bryan Nowicki, Andrew Brenton, and Brooke Griffin walk through what hospices need to know about the final rule.