CMS Finalizes Hospice CAP for 2016 - 9/6/2016

CMS issued the final Per Beneficiary Hospice CAP for 11/1/2015 to 10/31/2016 amount of $27,820.75.  Remember you are required to complete your Hospice CAP Report for period 11/1/2015 to 10/31/2016 by March 31, 2017.  CMS is also changing the Hospice CAP Year to coincide with the federal fiscal year beginning 11/1/2016.  There will be a short period beginning 11/1/2016 to 9/30/2017.  All other Hospice CAP years will then begin in October 1^st each year and end September 30^th.

We have helped several clients complete their Hospice CAP Reports for a nominal fee in the past.  We have found that many hospices have trouble managing the per beneficiary cap.  We will be providing some new tools to manage the hospice cap to attendees of our “New Directions in Hospice Care” seminar to be held at Bally’s Las Vegas on January 26^th to 27^th.

Final Link

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2016-08-05/pdf/2016-18221.pdf