Does Medicare/Medicaid incentive payment affect home hospice care in last week of life?

(Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) A new study has shown that the new Service Intensity Add-on (SIA) payment for in-person routine home hospice care during the last 7 days of life, which was added to Medicare/Medicaid coverage in 2016, could increase visits by registered nurses or social workers during a patient's last week of life.