Commission Examines Access to Hospice and High-Cost Services under the Hospice Benefit for Beneficiaries with End-Stage Renal Disease and Cancer

Commission Examines Access to Hospice and High-Cost Services under the Hospice Benefit for Beneficiaries with End-Stage Renal Disease and Cancer

The Medicare Payment Advisory Committee (MedPAC) convened a session to examine access to hospice and specific high-cost services, such as dialysis, blood transfusions, radiation, and chemotherapy, for beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and cancer under the Medicare hospice benefit. The session was prompted by concerns raised in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed hospice rules for… (Colocho, April 14, 2025) #Accountable Care Organizations, #Costs, #End of Life and Palliative Care, #End-Stage Renal Disease, #Hospice