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VITAS Earns AHA Heart Failure Certification Across 56 Markets

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The certification process takes into account six domains: program management, personnel education, patient and caregiver education, care coordination, clinical management and performance improvement. The disease in 2022 was mentioned on more than 457,000 U.S. VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. Close to 6.7

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Hospices Have Long Road Ahead on Improving Health Equity

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among Hispanic populations in 2022, the largest increase across all minority groups that year, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Lower health literacy levels can prevent individuals from understanding their options for end-of-life care and the resources available to them, she stated. An increase of 3.3%

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Provider Partnerships Driving Palliative Care Growth

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An increasingly diverse base of health care providers have taken an interest in the palliative care space, a trend that could be indicative of how strategic growth is taking shape in the field. As they build out their palliative care programs, many of these organizations are pursuing partnerships to foster coordination and growth.

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Research: Patient Assessment Initiatives Boost Palliative Care Referrals in Cancer Centers

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Oncology nurses at cancer centers across the country are developing ways to improve palliative care referrals for seriously ill patients and families who could benefit from these services. A common thread woven through these referral strategies is expanding palliative care awareness among clinicians across the continuum.

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More States Integrating Palliative Care Into Medicaid Programs

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The channels for palliative care payment may be widening as more state legislators recognize growing demand for these services and start to weave them into Medicaid reimbursement. Case in point, New Jersey legislators are currently mulling a bill that would create a community-based palliative care benefit within the state’s Medicaid program.

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Aetna’s President of Medicare: MA Plans Go All-In on Aging in Place with New 2024 Benefits, Palliative Care, Hospice VBID

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Aetna, a subsidiary of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), is leveraging a series of new benefits that, coupled with existing palliative care programs and ongoing hospice payment demonstrations, promise to keep patients in their homes and out of facilities. Patients can access palliative care through a number of inroads.

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How Palliative Care Fits in to CMMI’s Enhancing Oncology Model

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A new cancer-focused payment model demonstration from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) could create opportunities for palliative care providers. The goals of the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), which went live on July 1, are to improve the quality and reduce the cost of cancer care with augmented care coordination.