CMS Projects 2.9 Percent Increase in Medicare Rural Hospice
Provider Payment Rates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that payments to rural
hospices are projected to increase $23 million in 2005, a 2.9 percent increase over 2004. For millions of Medicare
beneficiaries and their families, reliable, high-quality hospice care means they can spend their final days in the
comfort of their own homes, especially in underserved areas of the country. Read
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