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Transcript: DOMENICI SEEKS 3-YEAR MORATORIUM ON MEDICARE HOSPICE REPAYMENTS, SAYS PENALTIES COULD SINK N.M. PROGRAMS
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- Capitol Hill Press Releases
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- October 26, 2007
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Capitol Hill Press Releases
10-26-2007
For Immediate Release Domenici Seeks 3-Year Moratorium on Medicare Hospice
Repayments, Says Penalties Could Sink N.M. Programs October 26, 2007 WASHINGTON
- U.S. Senator Pete Domenici today warned that some New Mexico hospice
programs that serve eligible non-cancer patients face financial ruin if
they are forced to repay millions of dollars in Medicare payments. Domenici
has formally asked the leadership of the Senate Finance Committee to impose
a three-year moratorium on Aggregate Hospice Cap (Cap) repayment notices
being issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the
agency that administers Medicare programs. Domenici asked that a ...
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