update percentage. The hospice cap amount for the FY 2021 cap year will be $30,683.93, which is equal to the FY 2020 cap amount ($29,964.78) updated by the FY 2021 hospice payment update percentage of 2.4 percent. A commenter suggested that the cap amount is an area that CMS could explore under its program integrity authority, using available claims and quality data. This could target enforcement activities to hospices that regularly come close to or go over their aggregate cap amount. CMS responded: "We appreciate the commenter's suggestion to consider looking into the practices of hospices that regularly come close to or exceed their aggregate cap to target further program integrity efforts. We will continue to closely monitor this issue and address any identified concerns, if necessary." For further details on the Election Statement and Addendum, see the following Q&A article with NHPCO's Judi Lund Person. FOCUSING ON QUALITY CARE The event seen in all 50 states in July 2020 CONFERENCE The 2020 Virtual Conference was July 22-23, 2020 supported by an educational grant from Optum Hospice Pharmacy Services. We thank them for their support. nhpco.org/vc2020 Newsline / Fall 2020 9http://www.nhpco.org/vc2020