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CMS Updates MSN for Hospice Services

[01/31/12]

Posted on January 31, 2012 in Long-Term Care, Home Health & Hospice

Written by: Bufford, David W.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has responded to criticism detailing how Medicare contractors present hospice service charges in the Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) to beneficiaries.  In recent years, CMS has added new reporting requirements for visit data on hospice claims.  This resulted in an expansion of the information of the claim record to better understand... READ MORE

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