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Article: SEN. DOMENICI SEEKS 3-YEAR MORATORIUM ON MEDICARE HOSPICE REPAYMENTS, SAYS PENALTIES COULD SINK N.M. PROGRAMS

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October 26, 2007
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The office of Sen. Pete V. Domenici, R-N.M., issued the following news release:

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 moratorium--covering fiscal years 2005, 2006 and 2007--be written into Medicare legislation now being developed ...

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