Alert detail
Federal Register Final Rule: Medicare Program; FY 2026 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements
What changed
Who’s affected: Hospice billing teams · Effective: October 1, 2025
Primary source: View the official CMS/MAC document ↗
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