Government shutdown impact on telehealth for hospice and palliative care providers

Government shutdown impact on telehealth for hospice and palliative care providers 
Lund Person & Associates; by Judi Lund Person; 10/1/25 
At 12:01 am on October 1, 2025, the US federal government shut down without an agreement on a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government. The shutdown affects many functions of the federal government. This memo will focus on the telehealth provisions for hospice and palliative care. ...
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• MAC Temporary Claims Hold
• Hospice Face to Face Provided with Telehealth Now Prohibited
• Telehealth Originating Site Requirements as of October 1, 2025
• Permanent Medicare Telehealth Policy on Eligible Providers - Important Information for Palliative Care Providers
• Proposed CY 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• Performing Telehealth Services On or After October 1 - Not Payable by Medicare

Editor's Note: Additional articles on the government shutdown's impact on hospice and palliative care include the following.

• Care at home impacts of a government shutdown, National Alliance for Care at Home
  
• CMS telehealth waivers, virtual hospice re-certification, expire, Hospice News
• Government shutdown halts telehealth flexibilities, hospital-at-home waiver, threatening home health industry, Home Health Care
• Government shutdown likely to impact home health and hospice, Leading Age New York