The proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Hospice Wage Index proposed rule was published to the Federal Register on April 4, 2024. The rule proposes a 2.6% payment update and also includes a request for information on “high intensity palliative care services” and the long-awaited implementation of the Hospice Outcome and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) tool. LeadingAge will be submitting comments on the proposed rule, and we encourage members to do so as well. Comments on the rule are due to the Federal Register on May 28 and LeadingAge created a new members-only resource that includes tips and assistance for developing and submitting comments. 

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Kylee Childs
Kylee Childs, MSW, is the Director of Government Affairs.Since joining the association in 2023, she continues to be a fierce and resourceful advocate for aging services in Kansas. Her professional focus has always been service to others through advocacy. Kylee has a master’s degree in social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a bachelor's degree in criminology with a minor in Conflict Analysis and Trauma studies from Kansas State University, and a certificate in Grant Proposal Writing from Fort Hays State University. With a professional background in law enforcement and child welfare, and a successful 2023 legislative practicum with the Children's Alliance of Kansas, she brings rich professional experience to her role as Director of Government Affairs, and a front-line perspective on the needs of health and human services providers in our state. When not working, she's spending time with her two daughters. You can reach Kylee directly at 785.670.8051.

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