Posted on Sunday, September 9, 2018 8:27 PM
Starting October 1, 2018, the hospice payment rate will increase by 1.8%.
Below are the new payments:
Table 1: FY 2019 Medicare Hospice Payment Rates for Hospices that Submit the Required Quality Data*
|
Code |
Description |
FY 2019 Payment Rate |
Labor Share |
Non-Labor Share |
|
Routine Home Care (days 1-60) |
$196.25 |
$134.84 |
$61.41 |
|
|
Routine Home Care (days 61+) |
$154.21 |
$105.96 |
$48.25 |
|
|
Continuous Home Care Full Rate = 24 hours of care Hourly rate=$41.56 |
$997.38 |
$685.30 |
$312.08 |
|
|
Inpatient Respite Care |
$176.01 |
$95.27 |
$80.74 |
|
|
General Inpatient Care |
$758.07 |
$485.24 |
$272.83 |
*Failure to meet quality reporting requirements will result in a 2-percentage point reduction in payments
Table 2: FY2018 Medicaid Hospice Payment Rates by Level of Care*
|
Description |
FY2019 Payment Rate |
Labor Share |
Non-Labor Share |
|
Routine Home Care (days 1- 60) |
$196.50 |
$135.02 |
$61.48 |
|
Routine Home Care (days 61+) |
$154.41 |
$106.10 |
$48.31 |
|
Service Intensity Add-On |
$41.57 |
$28.57 |
$13.00 |
|
Continuous Home Care |
$997.77 Full Rate = 24 hrs of care; $41.57 hourly rate |
$685.57 |
$312.20 |
|
Inpatient Respite Care |
$185.27 |
$100.29 |
$84.98 |
|
General Inpatient Care |
$758.07 |
$485.24 |
$272.83 |
*Failure to meet quality reporting requirements will result in a 2-percentage point reduction in payments
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