Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

While private residences are the most frequently occurring location of care for hospice patients, long-term care facilities come in second, followed by assisted living facilities, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). John Barrasso (R-Wyo.). The post U.S.

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Hospice News

JUNE 21, 2022

While the availability of palliative care is improving, fewer than 5% of patients with serious illnesses who stand to benefit from palliative care actually receive it, according to a May 2019 report by the National Academy of State Health Policy. Some members of the hospice community applauded the senators’ call for change.

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

NYSE: CHE) recently announced its first deal in several years, the $85 million purchase of hospice assets from Covenant Health. Even during the record-high flurry of M&A activity between 2019 and 2022, the company abstained from making deals. Changes in the marketplace have made further acquisitions by VITAS Healthcare more likely.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 20, 2023

VITAS is among the hospice and palliative providers that have integrated VR into care delivery. In 2019 the company began collaborating with AT&T and health care technology company WellSky to develop a 5G virtual relative system aimed at addressing chronic pain and anxiety in patients at or nearing the end of life. “VR

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Regulatory attention heating up in the hospice industry could be impacting buyers’ decisions/how buyers move forward with mergers and acquisitions in the space. The nuances involved in the regulatory environment around hospice can be difficult to navigate for private equity and venture capital investors that are new to the industry.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Home health and hospice provider Enhabit, Inc. The company’s more than 10,000 employees provide care from 105 hospice and 252 home health locations in 34 states. The company plans to deploy $50 to $100 million annually towards transactions, leaning 60% to 70% in the direction of hospice, Jacobsmeyer previously told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 30, 2023

The nonprofit hospice and senior services provider plans to offer primary care to a larger population of chronically ill patients with an emphasis on the Arlington County, Virginia, region. A number of hospices have launched their own programs or partnerships with other providers. Patients in the United States received more than 2.2

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Some hospice patients rely on these plans for other health needs, such as nursing home costs. While hospice patients transition to the Medicare benefit for their end-of-life care, some may continue to need their dual-eligibility coverage to address issues that are technically outside the scope of their terminal diagnosis.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

He most recently served as UnitedHealth Group’s CEO since 2019 president. Treasure Coast Hospice Appoints VP of Medical Services Florida-based Treasure Coast Hospice has tapped Dr. John Crouch as its new vice president of medical services. Prior to joining Treasure Coast Hospice, he served as a family medicine physician.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 18, 2022

Maryland-based hospice and palliative care provider Gilchrist recently formed a joint venture with the hospital system Luminis Health to expand the full scope of senior and geriatric care in the state’s southern region. You can’t do that if you don’t contract and work with someone to provide hospice care. independent of the JV.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Hospice News recently sat down with Herman to discuss the principles that underlie this approach as well as what’s coming for New Day in the new year. Given that timing, we often rethink everything about home care when we’re facing a pandemic that is rapidly changing home care and hospice delivery dynamics.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 25, 2022

Two major shifts are transforming the landscape of hospice. First, private equity firms are gobbling up hospices. Thus, they have little in the way of long term vision for hospices, instead focused on cutting costs and maximizing profits. . People with dementia make up about half of hospice admissions. AlexSmithMD.

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