Medicare Part A and Hospice

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I am looking for guidance and additonal information regarding Hospice GIP benefit.  I am told that this benefit is for patients with a life expectancy of less than 30 days.   Our facility has had an unusually high number of beneficiaries transitioned from Part A to this benefit in the past few months.  This is a Medicare benefit and my questions include:   are PPS assessments required to be completed as with a Medicare Part A patient? what is the financial impact on the facility with this transition? Does anybody have any ideas where I can find additonal information regarding this program?   Thanks in advance