AAPA asks CMS to remove regulatory restrictions on PAs providing hospice care

07/15/25 at 03:00 AM

AAPA asks CMS to remove regulatory restrictions on PAs providing hospice care
American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA); by Trevor Simon; 7/9/25
In June 2025, AAPA submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the topics of hospice, skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and inpatient psychiatric facilities. These comments, in response to annually released proposed rules that make adjustments to the hospice wage index and respective fee schedules, responded directly to inquiries made within the rules, as well as identified policy obstacles faced by PAs in these settings. [Continue reading for] a brief summary of the topics AAPA discussed in each, with links to the full letters.

2026 Hospice Wage Index ...
2026 Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) Prospective Payment System ...
2026 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF) Prospective Payment System ...
2026 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF) Prospective Payment System ...

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