Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forums Update

http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMjIwLjI2NzQ4MzQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTIyMC4yNjc0ODM0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODEyMTQzJmVtYWlsaWQ9ZnJlZG5hbmNlQGNsaWNrc2VydmljZXMub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1mcmVkbmFuY2VAY2xpY2tzZXJ2aWNlcy5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_hhhdme.html   The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memorandum on December 6, 2013 to clarify the criteria for determining payment responsibility for drugs for hospice beneficiaries. The memorandum requested that all comments be submitted to CMS by Noon EST on January 6, 2014.   We are extending the deadline to submit comments until 6PM EST on Friday January 10, 2014.    It is available on the spotlight section of the hospice center web page at: http://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Hospice-Center.html . Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this Cms.hhs.gov- Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forums Update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.