Q&A: Surveys & certification and the Medicare hospice benefit

Each year at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) National Policy Conference, the Hospice Association of America (HAA) sponsors a workshop featuring a panel of hospice experts from t he Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Panel members are available during this time to take and respond to questions regarding the Medicare Hospice Benefit (MHB). The following questions and answers are excerpted from last year's CMS Hospice Expert Panel Workshop.