MedicaidReimbursementMedium impact
Hospice Payment Rates for Federal Fiscal Year 2025
Maryland Medicaid·MD · Palliative Care·Hospice
Effective date
Oct 1, 2024
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
Maryland Medicaid has updated hospice payment rates for Federal Fiscal Year 2025, which runs from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. Billing teams serving Maryland Medicaid hospice patients must update their fee schedules and billing systems with the new reimbursement rates.
Action Required
Immediately: Billing team must download the new Maryland Medicaid hospice payment rates from the provider transmittal PT 49-25 and update billing system fee schedules for all hospice services. Verify that claims submitted for dates of service October 1, 2024 and later use the updated FY2025 rates to ensure proper reimbursement.