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The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is moving towards the development of health equity quality measures for hospices.
Last year, the agency convened a technical expert panel (TEP) to study the issue, according to language in its 2024 proposed hospice rule. Among the questions the panel has considered is the addition of new measures to the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP).
To date, CMS has not put forth any specific new measures, but the proposed rule does contain a request for information (RFI) designed to gather data on how hospices approach health equity.