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Medicare and Medicaid
Largest U.S. Hospice Member Organization Files Suit Against Bush Administration
September 28th, 2008
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) filed a lawsuit Friday to stop a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) rule that would cut Medicare reimbursement rates for hospice and would irreparably damage hospice programs across the country. The administration proposal, if enacted, would have a direct, negative impact on care at the bedside for the nation's most vulnerable populations. The rule was published in The Federal Register on August 1, and is effective October 1, 2008. "The Administration's rule is arbitrary and capricious," said NHPCO President and CEO J. Donald Schumacher. "It will force many hospice providers across the country...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-09-28)
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