Hospice payment reform: a look into the future.

This article incorporates findings from the first phase of a Hospice U-shaped Modeling Project conducted by Simione Consultants that were presented on July 14 at the 17th Annual NAHC Financial Management Conference & Exposition in San Diego, CA, by Robert Simione and Theresa M. Forster. SPECIAL NOTE: The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and its affiliated Hospice Association of America (HAA) extend special thanks to the agencies that volunteered to participate in the hospice payment modeling study referenced in this article, and particularly to Robert Simione, Jared Shure Michael Simione, and Kaitlyn Quada of Simione Consultants, LLC, for their significant contributions to advancing knowledge of the potential impact of hospice payment reform.