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Hospice providers ask senators to fix room‑and‑board pass‑through reimbursement for nursing‑home residents
3717516 · May 15, 2025
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Summary
Hospice representatives said Ohio's rule requiring hospices to pass through a percentage of nursing‑home room and board to operators leaves hospices under‑reimbursed, diverts resources from patient care and risks market distortion.
Mark Knepper, general manager for VITAS Healthcare in Ohio, told the Senate Medicaid subcommittee that the current room‑and‑board pass‑through process for hospice patients in nursing homes and intermediate care facilities creates operational and financial burdens.
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