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Humana, Thyme Care Partnership to Expand Access to Palliative Care

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Thyme Care was established toward the end of 2020 following a $16 million funding round, led by Town Hall Ventures and Foresite Capital. A new partnership between Humana Inc. NYSE: HUM) and Thyme Care promises to expand access to palliative care among the oncology care companys patient population.

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Kidney Patients Behind on Advance Care Planning, Access to Palliative Care

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Fofanova co-founded Koda Health in 2020 with the companys CMO Dr. Desh Mohan and Katelin Cherry, the companys chief technology officer. Patients with chronic kidney disease often face complex health care decisions, including identifying their need for palliative care.

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The Case for a Palliative Care Medicare Carve-Out

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final report found that the MCCM model hit each of these targets, extending the payment periods sunset until 2021, initially slated to complete in 2020. The future of palliative care payment is reaching an uncertain, but potentially promising time in the Medicare landscape.

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Four Western Nonprofits Affiliate with Chapters Health System

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Fueling the expansion are two affiliation-building strategies that Chapters introduced in 2020, the Chapter Health Managed Service Organization (MSO) program and Chapters CareNu. Our ability to provide an entire ecosystem approach is jump started when you have a group or a density in a geographic area.”

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The Case for Integrating Social Determinants Into Palliative Care

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as of 2020 allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover supplemental non-medical benefits , including transportation and food services and some home modifications, among others. Programs to address social determinants have likewise been found to reduce health care expenditures.

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Hospice of the Chesapeake Achieves 145% Census Growth Since 2020 Charles County Acquisition

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Hospice of the Chesapeake has exceeded its growth expectations since its 2020 acquisition of Hospice of Charles County. The post Hospice of the Chesapeake Achieves 145% Census Growth Since 2020 Charles County Acquisition appeared first on Hospice News. Census Bureau, and represent 15.9% of the state’s overall population.

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AHA Research: Heart Disease Patients Need More Palliative Care

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In 2020, heart disease took the lives of nearly 929,000 people in the United States. Multidisciplinary palliative care offers clear benefits to patients with cardiovascular disease. Di Palo, senior director of Transitional Care Excellence at Montefiore Medical Center, in a press release. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.