Hospice & Home Health News 2025Dec18

Measures Under Consideration (MUC) List 2025 is Out

The Measures Under Consideration (MUC) List for 2025 was released on December 15. This list, released annually by December 1 and delayed this year by the federal government shutdown, details quality measures currently under consideration for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) various quality programs. Among the 24 measures under consideration in 2025, there is one measure under consideration for the Home Health Quality Reporting Program (QRP), Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) QRP, and SNF Value-Based Purchasing (VBP). This measure, Advance Care Planning, is under consideration for many of the quality programs and varies only slightly by setting. There are currently no measures under consideration for the Hospice QRP. Public listening sessions and public comments will take place in early January 2026. To view the measures and learn more, check out the CMS Measure Management Systems (MMS) Hub.

Here is your weekly  Home Health Weekly Recap from National.

Here is your weekly  Hospice Weekly Recap from National.