HHSC – Hearing on Medicaid Community Hospice and for Employment Readiness Rates

Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)  conducted a public hearing to receive public comments on proposed Medicaid payment rates for Medicaid Community Hospice and for Employment Readiness Required Under House Bill 4169, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023. Proposal. The federal fiscal year (FFY) 2023 proposed payment rates for Medicaid Community Hospice include routine home care, continuous home care, inpatient respite care, general inpatient care services, and the service intensity add-on. These increased payment rates will be in accordance with the federal hospice payment regulations located in Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 418, Subpart G, and effective retroactive to October 1, 2024. The proposed rate actions for the employment readiness service would be effective January 1, 2025. The proposed payment rates will support new Employment Readiness services under Deaf, Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD), Home and Commun