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Early Palliative Care Spending Rose Over the Last Decade

Hospice News

Though the numbers are still relatively low, spending on early palliative care rose between 2010 and 2019 for patients with advanced cancers, a recent study found. in 2017 through 2019 compared to 51% in 2010-2013. A decline occurred with between-provider variation, 45.3%

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The Link Between Palliative and Mental Health Care

Hospice News

Researchers dug into patients’ data to examine palliative care utilization and delivery of mental health services and pharmacotherapies between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2018.

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Research Points to Palliative Care’s Underutilization Among Cancer Patients

Hospice News

The researchers examined Medicare claims data of beneficiaries 65 and older with recent cancer diagnoses who were given a six-month life expectancy prognosis between 2010 and 2019. Patients included those with advanced stage breast, colorectal, non-small cell lung (NSCL), small cell lung (SCL), pancreas and prostate cancer.

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Congress Grills HHS on Hospice Program Integrity

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Between 2010 and 2024, the number of hospices in those four states has grown exponentially, according to data shared with Hospice News on background. New Hospice Growth 2010-2024 State 2010 (No. No other state had more than 15 new hospices enrolled, with most having single-digit enrollment, according to the data.

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Study Finds Geriatric Physician & NP Workforce Kept Pace with Aging Population, But Significant Rural Disparities Persist

Daily Nurse

The study analyzed geriatric healthcare workforce trends from 2010 to 2020 when the older population experienced the fastest growth since 1880-1890. The researchers analyzed data from 2010 to 2020 using two national data sets: the Area Health Resources File (AHRF) and the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry.

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Systematic Change Needed to Support Family Caregivers of Hospice Patients

Hospice News

At the same time, the ratio of potential caregivers to seriously ill seniors is expected to shrink to 4-to-1 by 2023, a “sharp decline” from 7-to-1 in 2010, AARP reported. In 2010, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). A few other federal programs exist to support caregivers.

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Kaiser Permanente Care at Home Opens Hospice De Novo

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Census Bureau data, 1 in 5 of Hawaii’s residents are 65 or older, a 45% increase from 2010. California-headquartered Kaiser Permanente Health System provides care to 12.6 million people across eight states and the District of Columbia. The nonprofit’s operating revenue reached $93.1 billion in 2021. Based on 2020 U.S.