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Dr. Steven Landers: Hospice SFP Could Spread Misinformation About Quality

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1, 2025, could potentially lead patients away from quality providers and into the arms of bad actors in the space, according to Dr. Steven Landers, newly appointed CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home. This was in response to July 2019 reports on hospice quality from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S.

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CMS Names First Hospice Special Focus Program Cohort, Delays List of Future Candidates

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We will continue to work with providers, patients and their families, and industry, to improve hospice care across the nation. Stakeholders applauded the delay, including the National Alliance for Care at Home. The SFP was among the requirements established by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. million annually.

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Reps. Van Duyne, Panetta Introduce Bill to Reform Hospice Special Focus Program

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This was in response to July 2019 reports on hospice quality from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. This included LeadingAge, the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NHPI), the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Hospice Researchers Seek to Untangle Possible Relationships Between Tax Status and Outcomes

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Private equity transactions represented half of all home health and hospice deals in 2018 and 2019, resulting in a 300% increase in patients enrolled under PE-backed providers, according to research published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine. But research has found that the tide is shifting.

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Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

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Dombis 37-year tenure at NAHC ended prior to its merger with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in 2023, which led to development of the combined organization the National Alliance for Care at Home. Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care, established in 1983, rebranded as Helios Care in 2019.

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Hospice Oversight: 2024’s Most Impactful Regulatory Actions

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The first was two July 2019 reports on hospice quality from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. 1, 2025, could potentially lead patients away from quality providers and into the arms of bad actors in the space, according to Dr. Steven Landers, newly appointed CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home. “We

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Capital Caring Health to Expand Home-Based Primary Care Service

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The grant will also support efforts to address social determinants of health, according to Dr. Heidi Young, associate chief medical officer for Capital Caring and medical director of the Primary Care at Home program. million home-based primary care visits during 2016, up from less than 1 million in 1996, the study found.

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