CMS Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP)

Published: 10/14/2024

Sources:
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Relevant To:
  • Hospice

As required under Division CC, section 407 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA, 2021), as codified in section 1822(b) of the Social Security Act (the “Act”) and amending sections 1864(a) and 1865(b) of the Act, CMS has established a hospice special focus program (SFP) in the Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) final rule (88 FR 77676).

Through increased regulatory oversight and enforcement of the selected poor performing hospice programs, th

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