“While we look forward to gathering
more details about HHS’ recently announced set of payment model proposals, we
applaud the Administration’s goal of delivering better value and care for
patients. NHPCO has long advocated that any serious illness alternative payment
model (APM) must balance population health and value-based care goals with the
imperative to respond to patients’ unique care needs.
“Key to the success of any model
will be protecting and expanding access to high-quality palliative care and
hospice services, and we hope that timely access to care will be integrated as
a quality metric in the evaluation of the new Primary Care First Model. An
interdisciplinary team is a key component of hospice and palliative care—but is
not explicitly highlighted in the information released thus far. Any successful
model will have to leverage interdisciplinary, person-centered care to be
successful.
As the oldest and largest
membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and
professionals in the United States, NHPCO stands ready to help with the
development and implementation of an APM that meets these goals.
“NHPCO has also recently partnered
with other stakeholders across our sector in expressing our ongoing
excitement and support for a serious illness payment model that will increase
access to palliative care services for patients and families. Together, we have
a continued interest in working with CMS to inform model refinement and educate
and activate the field for model implementation.”
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