11:00 a.m-12:15 p.m

4-A. Medicare Home Health and Hospice: Where Do We Go from Here?

In 2025, the federal government proposed deep, destabilizing cuts to home health payments and implemented a new hospice assessment tool that could affect future payments. Where do we go from here? This session will address that question. Staff from Capitol Hill offices, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the LeadingAge Policy Team will discuss the future direction of Medicare benefits for home health and hospice. They will also examine legislation affecting home health and hospice providers, palliative care, home health payment reform, and program integrity efforts. Discover how you can advocate to preserve these essential services so Americans can age in place if they choose.

• Katy Barnett, Director, Home Care & Hospice Operations and Policy, LeadingAge
• Kelly Vontran, Deputy Director Division of Home Health & Hospice, Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Brian Slater, Director, Division of Home Health and Hospice, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Mollie Gurian, VP, Policy & Government Affairs, LeadingAge