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CMS Releases FY26 Hospice Proposed Rule

On April 11, 2025, CMS released the FY26 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update Proposed Rule.  Updates include annual rate setting updates, requests for information, and minor updates to the CoPs and HQRP.

Iowa – Practice of Respiratory Care Practitioners

Provides Iowans, licensees, and their employers with definitions relevant to the practice of respiratory care and polysomnography, including the code of ethics, guidance on intravenous administration and the setup and delivery of respiratory care equipment, the role...

DME – Predictive Risk-Scoring Algorithm Pilot Program

Establish a pilot program for testing the use predictive risk-scoring algorithm to provide oversight of payments for durable medical equipment and clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under the Medicare program.

Kentucky Renal Dialysis

This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for dialysis technician training programs. KY 24273 2021