PRESS RELEASE | February 14, 2025

LeadingAge Reax: CMS Ceases Implementation of Hospice Special Focus Program (SFP)

Contact: Colleen Knudsen

cknudsen@leadingage.org 202-508-1215

For a SFP to succeed, good execution is critical; on this, CMS has failed miserably.
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We represent more than 5,400 nonprofit aging services providers and other mission-driven organizations serving older adults that touch millions of lives every day. Alongside our members and 36 partners in 41 states, we use advocacy, education, applied research, and community-building to make America a better place to grow old. Our membership encompasses the entire continuum of aging services, including skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care, affordable housing, retirement communities, adult day programs, community-based services, hospice, and home-based care. We bring together the most inventive minds in the field to lead and innovate solutions that support older adults wherever they call home. For more information visit leadingage.org