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Hospice Medical Director Receives 50-Month Prison Sentence for $150M Fraud

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A federal judge has sentenced Jesus Virlar-Cadena, formerly a medical director for the Texas-based hospice company Merida Group, to 50 months in prison for his role in a $152 million scheme. The Texas Medical Board suspended his medical license in 2019, when he pleaded guilty to the fraud charges.

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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

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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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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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Cameron Muir has been named as the new CMO of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). His new title signals the organization’s strategic plans to reshape hospice care delivery through patient-centered, innovative approaches, according to NPHI CEO Tom Koutsoumpas.

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Pediatric Hospice Abbey House Gaining Momentum in Texas

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A new pediatric hospice and respite facility will soon launch in central Texas, among the first of its kind in the state. My daughter Abbey was born in 2007 as a healthy baby girl, but within two or three months had all these issues and was medically fragile,” Keller told Hospice News. “We Keller Foundation. Keller Foundation.

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Hospices Struggle to Balance Costs, Patient Needs in Medication Deprescribing

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When deprescribing medications for hospice patients, providers have to navigate a complex web of factors. Medication costs are among hospices’ biggest expenses, and deprescribing some medications deemed “curative” or “unrelated” to the patient’s terminal diagnosis is a standard practice. “We

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Congress to Mull End-of-Life Planning Bills

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The legislation would also finance public awareness campaigns about hospice and palliative care. A general lack of awareness or understanding of the nature of hospice and palliative care has been a significant obstacle to increasing utilization. The post Congress to Mull End-of-Life Planning Bills appeared first on Hospice News.

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Agape Care’s New M&A VP, New CEO Takes Helm at Community Hospice

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The South Carolina-based hospice and palliative care provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners. There is tremendous opportunity in the hospice and palliative care landscape to add great organizations to the Agape Care portfolio, merging resources to enhance providers and reach more patients.”.

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