Commissioners Discuss Hospice Workplan; New Work will Examine End-of-Life Care for Beneficiaries with End-Stage Renal Disease

Commissioners Discuss Hospice Workplan; New Work will Examine End-of-Life Care for Beneficiaries with End-Stage Renal Disease

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) convened a session to discuss its workplan concerning hospice and end-of-life care. MedPAC staff provided an overview of new and ongoing projects the Commission is undertaking over the next eighteen months, including assessing hospice’s impact on net Medicare spending, studying the hospice aggregate cap and its effect on beneficiary outcomes, examining nonhospice spending for… (Colocho, November 3, 2023) #End-Stage Renal Disease, #Hospice