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Understanding Policymakers’ Frame of Reference Crucial to Hospice, Palliative Care Advocacy

Hospice News

He turned his attention to health care after immigrating to the United States, where in time he matriculated at the University of Texas in Dallas. To get by, he took a job in the IT department of a nursing home, where he quickly realized that health care technology could use an upgrade. Why aren’t we moving things forward?

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The Hospice Action Network Presents 2023 Angel Awards Honorees

NHPCO

The HAN Angel Awards were created to recognize select members of Congress on both sides of the aisle for their ongoing efforts to amplify the voices of patients, families, providers, and those advocating for the vital mission of hospice and palliative care in supporting patients and their families facing serious or life-limiting illness.

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Cutting Costs: How a Republican Administration Could Impact Hospice

Hospice News

Hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5 billion for patients in their last year of life, according to a joint report from the National Alliance for Care at Home and NORC at the University of Chicago. Likewise, participants in the home health value-based purchasing model (HHVBP) have saved Medicare more than $1.38

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