Medicare Program; FY 2023 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Requirements
medicare · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2022-07-29 · Effective 2022-10-01 · 87 FR 45669
Document
Document number
2022-16214
Federal Register citation
87 FR 45669
CFR reference
42 CFR 418
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicare
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2022-07-29
Effective date
2022-10-01
HHS docket
CMS-1773-F
Abstract
This rule updates the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate cap amount for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023. This final rule establishes a permanent mitigation policy to smooth the impact of year- to-year changes in hospice payments related to changes in the hospice wage index. In addition, this rule updates the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) and discusses further development of the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment instrument; updates the Quality Measures (QMs) that will be in effect in FY 2023 for the HQRP and future QMs; updates the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, Hospice Survey Mode Experiment, discusses a request for information on health equity, and updates the hospice survey and enforcement procedures.