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Hospice Payment System Fact Sheet

The revised Hospice Payment System Fact Sheet (November 2009) is now available in print format from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Learning Network.  This fact sheet provides general information about the Medicare hospice benefit including coverage of hospice services, certification requirements, election periods, how payment rates are set, patient coinsurance payments, caps on hospice payments, and additional reporting required on hospice claims.  To place your order, visit http://www.cms.gov/MLNGenInfo/ Globe to indicate www link. , scroll down to “Related Links Inside CMS” and select “MLN Product Ordering Page.” 

Page last updated: January 19, 2010

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