CMS on Friday (April 19) proposed to increase Medicare payments to hospices by 2.7% in fiscal 2020 as well as to modify the content of hospice election statements to better inform beneficiaries of exactly what services are provided, and which ones aren’t tied to their terminal illnesses. The changes are found in the annual proposed payment rule which, once finalized, will take effect Oct. 1. The agency estimates the proposed rule will lead to hospices seeing a $540 million pay...