Archives: 2025, August

Monday Minute with Melinda - HPS

Understanding the New Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary Measure in the 2026 Home Health Proposed Rule

By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: August 27, 2025

One of the most significant additions is a new measure called the “Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary Post-Acute Care Measure”. To help explain this change, Jennifer Osburn, one of our consultants here at Healthcare Provider Solutions, will walk us through the key components of how the Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary calculation is determined.

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Monday Minute with Melinda - HPS

Guidance for HOPE Tool Access for Transmissions

By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: August 13, 2025

Today, we’ll be addressing updates to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program. A newly released 5-part video series is now available to support training on the HOPE tool. The first of the five-part series offers an introduction and general overview of HOPE.

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Monday Minute with Melinda - HPS

2026 Hospice Final Rule Released

By Melinda Gaboury / Posted on: August 5, 2025

The 2026 Hospice Final Payment and Regulatory Update Rule was published on August 1 and aligns closely with what was outlined in the proposed version, confirming anticipated provisions and updates.

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