Letter to Secretary Sebelius at HHS: Do the Right Thing…
ByLetter to Secretary Sebelius at HHS: Do the Right Thing, Stop Using the Invalid Hospice Cap Regulation!
September 15, 2009
Kathleen Sebelius Secretary, Health and Human ServicesDear Ms. Sebelius:
Re: Hospice Cap Regulation
The National Alliance for Hospice Access (NAHA) represents more than 500 independent hospices in 32 states that serve tens of thousands of patients every year, primarily in rural, minority or economically disadvantaged communities. As you know, NAHA is supporting hospice reform legislation (HR 3454) as well as hospice cap compromise efforts that would improve patient choice, reform the hospice cap, reduce HHS’ administrative burden, and reduce Medicare’s costs by $10 billion to $20 billion over the next ten years. We hope you will consider supporting these reforms…
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