Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The hospital in September announced that it would be closing its home health and hospice services as of Dec. Close to 18,000 Medicare decedents in Kansas elected the hospice benefit in 2022, a rate of nearly 52%, which exceeded national averages that year, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents reached 52.23% in Texas during 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. New Day launched in 2020, led by a group of former hospice and home health professionals. Seniors 65 and older represent 13.8% of the states overall population, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2025

This is a rise from Medicare hospice expenditures that reached $23.7 billion in 2022, Medicare (MedPAC) reported. in 2022, the National Alliance for Care at Home reported. Hospice care was found to save Medicare approximately $3.5 million Medicare beneficiaries, CMS reported.

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Hospice News

MARCH 12, 2025

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents 52.23% in Texas in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Seniors 65 and older represent 13.8% of the Lone Star States overall population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Hospice utilization rates hovered at 49.1% nationwide that year.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents 52.23% in Texas in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. We found the best partner for Christian Senior Care Services to work with moving forward, said Quintin Faison, founder of Christian Senior Care Services, in a statement. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

White Medicare decedents have long represented the vast majority of individuals utilizing the hospice benefit, though other racial and ethnic groups have seen improvement. among Hispanic populations in 2022, the largest increase across all minority groups that year, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2025

The two known for-profit hospices operating in New York have both been under the supervision of the states Department of Health, which to date has not found any issues with fraud or quality of care at either company. Hospice utilization rates reached 26.34% among Medicare decedents in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2022

One is how can we continue to diversify our services and help more people in more ways — and second, looking at how we can reduce our dependence on Medicare reimbursement. Why is it important to reduce that dependence on Medicare reimbursement? Samaritan rebranded in 2022 to reflect its expanded scope of services.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As Contessa Health pioneers a growing value-based palliative care-at-home program, they’ve encountered some learning curves when it comes to operating within a new payment system. Contessa is a subsidiary of Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), which the home health and hospice provider acquired in 2021 for $250 million. million in Q3 2022.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2025

More than 27,550 Medicare decedents elected the hospice benefit in 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. Census Bureau estimates that nearly 25% of Louisiana’ population will be older than 60 by the year 2030, up more than 25% from 2012. This is a rate of 48.2%.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

More than 57,100 Medicare decedents elected the hospice benefit in South Carolina during 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. About 25% of South Carolinas population are seniors older than 65, a number expected to double within the next 25 years, according to the states Department of Aging.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“For hospice services specifically, an aging population, along with better informed family members about the positive aspects of hospice care, along with an increased dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, are all drivers of these crucial services,” he said. Among Medicare beneficiaries, 45,760 elected the hospice benefit in 2022.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

More than 16,000 people elected the hospice benefit in 2022, about 46% of the states Medicare decedents that year, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. About 17.4% of Nevadas 3.1 million population are older than 65, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The cap is designed to prevent overuse of hospice, put controls on Medicare spending and foster greater access to care among patients. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set the cap at $33,394. If a hospice has a cap liability, they will have to repay that amount to Medicare. For Fiscal Year 2024, the U.S.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents 52.23% in Texas in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Seniors 65 and older represent 13.8% of the Lone Star States overall population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Hospice utilization rates hovered at 49.1% nationwide that year.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Hospice utilization rates in Oklahoma reached 47.77% among Medicare decedents in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Heart to Heart provides hospice, palliative care and grief support. Seniors 65 and older represent 17.7% of the state’s overall population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Transforming hospice policy The Medicare Hospice Benefit has remained largely unchanged since its establishment in 1983. Nearly half (49.1%) of all Medicare descendants utilized hospice services in 2022, which was a similar rate to prior years, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. this summer.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Deal volume for non-medical home care companies outstripped that for hospice or home health during the first half of the year. As of the end of Q2, this included 23 deals compared to 17 each for Medicare-certified home health and for hospice, according to a report by M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Among them are JVs with Mount Sinai Health System , Baylor Scott & White Health , Memorial Hermann Health System , and Henry Ford Health System , each of which offers palliative care in addition to other services. Through the agreement, Amedisys will make palliative care available to eligible members among the nonprofit health plan’s 3.3

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Hospice utilization rates reached 51.81% among Medicare decedents during 2022, which was above the national average of 49.1% that year, according to National Alliance for Care at Home. Census Bureau reported. Socioeconomic trends are also a strategic factor, Williams indicated. of South Carolina’s population, the U.S.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Initiatives like these allow health systems the opportunity to not only capitalize on growing demand, but also to address a more comprehensive range of their patients’ health needs in the setting that most prefer, according to Angel Vargas, vice president of Care at Home for Kaiser Permanente. billion in 2021.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Generally, Amedisys’ palliative care services will benefit BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee’s members living with complex and serious conditions such as cancer or heart failure. We are proud to work with innovative companies like BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to offer high-acuity care in the home,” Kusserow continued.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

This year saw regulatory evolutions spurred by program integrity concerns, as well as the introduction of landmark legislation, shifts in reimbursement trends and a change in presidential administration with unknown impacts across the care continuum. Defendants were charged with wire fraud, health care fraud and money laundering.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Coupled with the telehealth disparities are inequities pertaining to hospice care. About 38% of a total 50,400 Asian American Medicare decedents elected the hospice benefit in 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. This is compared to 51.6% of more than 2.1

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

NHPCO is currently integrating into the Alliance, a newly-formed national organization that is combining the two leading organizations supporting the care-at-home community – NHPCO and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). The total number of beneficiaries enrolled in hospice care in 2022 was 1.72

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2022

This article is based on a Palliative Care conference Q&A with Tina Taylor, Vice President of Palliative Care Compassus and Christina Andrews, Director of Professional Services at Axxess. The Q&A took place on April 27, 2022. We have 10,000 Americans becoming Medicare-eligible per day.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

That setting has had the greatest impact on my mind and heart, but my experiences in home-based primary care, hospice in the home, skilled care and long-term custodial care have enabled me to further develop my professional skillset. What is age-friendly care, and why is it important now?

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2025

among Medicare decedents in 2023, up more than two percentage points from the prior year, according to recent data from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). The number of hospice care days also saw increases, as did average length of stay and average number of patient visits per week.

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 11, 2022

While this is great news, the average care staff turnover rate has stayed at a steady 65% for 3 years in a row. The care at home industry is also the only environment where long-term care providers are expected to deliver care to all their patients between the hours of 9 a.m.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Rural-based caregivers have increasingly faced tremendous burdens as a result of hospices sustainability challenges, according to Dr. Steve Landers, CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance). Ensuring access to high-quality hospice and home care in rural communities is critical, Landers said in a statement.

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Hospice News

MARCH 5, 2025

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents 52.23% in Texas in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Uplift provides hospice care in the home, respite care, bereavement services and continuous home care, according to the companys website. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Fraudulent operators in the hospice space have misspent millions of Medicare dollars in recent years. The outlook for hospice providers will become increasingly challenging if the unscrupulous billing activity continues, with negative impacts for a swelling aging population with end-of-life care needs, Harrison stated.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Lone Star States rate of hospice utilization among Medicare decedents reached 52.2% in 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home. Choices most recent prior hospice transaction was to acquire Accentra Home Health and Hospice, headquartered in Oklahoma City. Seniors represent 13.8% Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2025

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), during a confirmation hearing on Friday pledged to address the needs of chronically ill patients with the twin goals of reducing costs and improving outcomes. In 2022, he ran for the U.S. The Medicare trust fund will be insolvent within a decade. Kennedy, Jr.,

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