Senators Hope To Add Hospice Bill To Year-End Package

A recent Government Accountability Office report detailing problems with hospice care is increasing the urgency for additional CMS oversight as Sens. Rob Portman (R-OH) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) seek to attach their bill aimed at giving CMS those tools to an end-of-year spending package, according to a Cardin spokesperson. However, the offices are still waiting for assistance with the bill from CMS and a House version has yet to be released. Cardin’s spokesperson said lawmakers are waiting for technical assistance...