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B-335491


August 15, 2023

The Honorable Ron Wyden
Chairman
The Honorable Mike Crapo
Ranking Member
Committee on Finance
United States Senate

The Honorable Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Chair
The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr.
Ranking Member
Committee on Energy and Commerce
House of Representatives

The Honorable Jason Smith
Chairman
The Honorable Richard Neal
Ranking Member
Committee on Ways  and Means
House of Representatives

Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
        Services: Medicare Program; FY 2024 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate
        Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates, Hospice Quality Reporting
        Program  Requirements, and Hospice Certifying Physician Provider Enrollment
        Requirements

Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule
promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) entitled Medicare Program; FY 2024 Hospice Wage Index and
Payment  Rate Update, Hospice Conditions of Participation Updates, Hospice Quality Reporting
Program Requirements, and Hospice Certifying Physician Provider Enrollment Requirements
(RIN: 0938-AV10). We  received the rule on July 26, 2023. It was published in the Federal
Register as a final rule on August 2, 2023. 88 Fed. Reg. 51164. The effective date is
October 1, 2023. The implementation date for the provider enrollment provisions in this final
rule is May 1, 2024.

According to CMS, the final rule updates the hospice wage index, payment rates, and aggregate
cap amount for Fiscal Year 2024. CMS stated the final rule discusses the comments received
regarding information related to the provision of higher levels of hospice care; spending patterns
for non-hospice services provided during the election of the hospice benefit; ownership
transparency; equipping patients and caregivers with information to inform hospice selection;

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