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Eden Health Acquires A Plus Hospice Care

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Eden Health of Northern Nevada, dba Eden Hospice, has acquired A Plus Hospice Care in its home state. Through the transaction, A Plus Hospice Care patients will have access to Eden Health’s additional services, including home health, home care and palliative care. Financial terms were undisclosed.

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Diverse Utilization, Cost Trends Shaping Hospice Care Delivery

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

New trends in hospice care delivery are pointing to a growing need for improved equitable access and diversified services that address a broader range of disease-specific patient needs. Black beneficiaries specifically were less likely to utilize hospice care at the end of life, at 8.2%, Hamlet said during the webinar.

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Hawaii Hospice Collaborative Launches Into ‘New Era’ of Care Delivery

Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Six nonprofit hospice providers recently joined forces to form the Hawaii Palliative and Hospice Care Collaborative. The initiative is an effort to ensure sustainable access amid rising demand for end-of-life and serious illness care. This fell below the national average of 49.1% that year, the Alliance reported.

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Hospice Care of the Lowcountry Rebrands as MiraSol Health

Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

South Carolina-based Hospice Care of the Lowcountry is rebranding as MiraSol Health. The hospices new name contains the Latin word Sol, meaning sun. More than 57,100 Medicare decedents elected the hospice benefit in South Carolina during 2022, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Residential Home Health and Hospice Expands Via Tutera Senior Living Partnership

Hospice News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Tutera Senior Living & Health Care and Residential Home Health and Hospice have expanded their existing partnership to offer hospice care in the Kansas City, Missouri, region. This latest move adds hospice to the mix. The transaction expanded Residential’s presence in four Illinois counties.

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2022

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

In 2022, the hospice community laid the groundwork for a transformational 2023. During late 2021 and 2022, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed new approaches for enforcing hospice regulations that will become effective on Jan. 3–6 Big Provider, Payer Hospice Deals.

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New York State Legislation Seeks to Block For-Profit Hospice Growth

Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2025

Nonprofit organizations represent the majority of hospice care providers in New York. 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.

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The Nuts and Bolts of Enhabit’s 2025 Hospice Growth Strategy

Hospice News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Employing an updated case management model has aided Enhabit in growing its patient census and stabilizing its clinical hospice workforce. Enhabit in 2022 began leveraging a new case management staffing model to reduce turnover, seeing the strategy bearing fruit in stronger retention, clinical capacity and census growth.

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New Day Healthcare Acquires Intrepid USA’s Missouri, Texas Hospice Assets

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Dallas-based home health and hospice provider Intrepid USA Healthcare Services’ geographic footprint spans 66 locations in 14 states. Intrepid has two locations in Beaumont, Texas, where the company provides home-based hospice, palliative and supportive care services. Hospice utilization rates hovered at 49.1%

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The Problematic State of Health Equity in Hospice

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APRIL 22, 2025

Underserved patient populations are facing a growing deficit when it comes to accessing quality, inclusive hospice care at the end of life. Claritza Rios and Alicia Bloom at the Hospice News ELEVATE conference. Health equity gaps have swelled in hospice care in recent years. Hospice utilization rates fell by 9.4%

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St. Croix Expands in Illinois, Acquires Lexington Hospice Care

Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2022

Croix Hospice has acquired Lombard, Ill.-based based Lexington Hospice Care. In addition to a spate of acquisitions, the Minnesota-based hospice provider has launched three de novos thus far in 2022. Geographically, Lexington Hospice Care fits nicely into St. Financial terms were undisclosed.

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Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

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MARCH 4, 2025

Bell previously served as the nonprofit hospice providers vice president and chief medical officer since 2016. The nonprofit organization provides hospice, palliative care and advanced care planning services across 44 counties in Arkansas. The California-based hospice provider in October 2024 received nearly $1.14

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Family Hospice, Alzheimers Association Partner to Expand Dementia Education

Hospice News

MAY 12, 2025

The hospice and the Alzheimers Association will co-host educational events, offer caregiver support resources and raise awareness. Dementia services are among the most common disease-specific programs emerging from home health and hospice providers, driven by the rising incidence of dementia-related diagnoses.

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The Hospice CARE Act’s Potential to ‘Dramatically Reshape’ End-of-Life Care Delivery

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Hospice providers and stakeholders are carefully examining the proposed changes included in the recently introduced Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act as the bill begins its journey through the legislative process. this summer. “It

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Avoiding ‘Cannibalizing’ Trends in Hospice Service Diversification

Hospice News

APRIL 29, 2025

Hospice News photo by TBAR Productions Hospice News photo by TBAR Productions Cheryl Hamilton Fried, Perry Farmer and Dean Forman at the Hospice News ELEVATE conference. There [are] a lot of challenges when reaching out to people and were talking about service diversification and starting a palliative care line.

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VITAS, Gentiva, Home Health & Hospice Care Expand Inpatient Services; Banner Health Shutters Hospice Programs in Phoenix

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

VITAS Healthcare Expands Hospital-Based Inpatient Hospice Center Chemed Corp. NYSE: CHE) VITAS Healthcare recently expanded its inpatient hospice care unit at the Florida-based Broward Health Medical Center. Miami-based VITAS has provided community- and facility-based hospice care in the Broward County area since 1980.

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Integrating Social Determinants Into Palliative Care

Hospice News

APRIL 16, 2025

Catholic Hospice and Catholic Palliative Care Services is part of the Florida-based Catholic Health Services of the Archdiocese of Miami. In addition to palliative and hospice care, the health system provides hospital-based and outpatient rehabilitation, skilled nursing, assisted living and home health care.

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2 Tailwinds Shaping Hospice Growth, Care Delivery

Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2025

hospice industry as a whole is projected to bring in roughly $34 billion in revenue during 2024, Jackson indicated. This is a rise from Medicare hospice expenditures that reached $23.7 billion in 2022, Medicare (MedPAC) reported. National hospice utilization rates reached 49.1% Details in the data trends The U.S.

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The First Year of Hospice VBID Is the Hardest for Payers and Providers

Hospice News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

to conduct the analysis of the program, formally called the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID). The RAND analysis released this week covers the calendar year 2022. In 2022, 13 insurance companies offered hospice VBID benefits through a total of 109 health plans.

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VITAS Widens Florida Footprint to Reach Underserved Populations

Hospice News

MAY 19, 2025

Our expansion into Marion County, Florida, further supports our commitment to meet the needs of underserved communities where access to high-acuity hospice care is limited, Westfall told Hospice News in an email. Utah held the highest rate at 59.61% that year, the report found.

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Several Large Hospice Providers See Leadership Transitions

Hospice News

JANUARY 13, 2025

Her passion and expertise will allow us to scale our impact and ensure the lasting success of Full-Life Care for the patients, families and communities we serve. Johnson previously served as president of the Trustbridge Hospice Foundation, since 2022. Empath serves 1 in 5 hospice patients across Florida, the company reported.

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Renovus Capital Partners Acquires Hospice Provider Superior Health Holdings

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. ” The post Renovus Capital Partners Acquires Hospice Provider Superior Health Holdings appeared first on Hospice News. This is a rate of 48.2%.

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St. Croix Hospice Expands Missouri Footprint

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

. “Our new Wildwood branch will bolster our support for the surrounding rural communities in eastern Missouri by providing them with the increased accessibility and convenience of our expert care team.” Croix Hospice cares for as many as 4,400 patients daily across its ten-state footprint, which is concentrated in the Midwest.

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U.S. Health Care Expenditures to Reach $7.1 Trillion by 2031; Hospice Spending to Double by 2032

Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

The nation’s total health care spend is expected to swell by 5.4% annually between 2022 and 2031, reaching $7.1 Meanwhile, Medicare hospice spending is expected to more than double by 2032. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary also project that health care expenditures will represent 19.6%

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National Health Care Expenditures Growing Faster than U.S. GDP

Hospice News

JUNE 12, 2024

Inflation and rising health care utilization are driving U.S. health care spending to growth faster than the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). The nation’s health care spend is projected to reach nearly $5.1 Spending by Medicare, hospice’s principal payer, is expected to reach close to $1.1 of the anticipated U.S.

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MD Home Health Begins Offering Hospice, Primary Care Clinic

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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St. Croix Hospice Launches Specialty Wound Care Program

Hospice News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Croix Hospice in March 2022. This is in addition to six that launched in 2022. Croix’s new wound care team will provide specialty care planning, treatment and clinical documentation. Croix Hospice apart by providing access to clinicians who specialize in wound care in addition to the traditional hospice care team.

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MedPAC to Congress: Freeze Hospice Rates in 2025

Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

Continued growth in the number of for-profit providers (an increase of at least 10% in 2022) and reports of strong investor interest in the sector suggest that capital is available to these providers,” MedPAC indicated in its report. More than 49% of Medicare decedents enrolled in hospice care during 2022, up from 47.3%

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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Four Seasons CEO Millicent Burke-Sinclair

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Millicent Burke-Sinclair, president and CEO of the hospice and palliative care provider Four Seasons, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Hospice News. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care.

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St. Croix Expands Further in Kansas

Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2023

“Our new Manhattan branch will headquarter more local staff within the communities they are already serving, allowing us to increase access and convenience to hospice care where there is great need.” Between October 2021 and September 2022 nearly 50% of eligible patients who reside in the service area for St.

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NPHI: Increase Scrutiny of PE Hospice Transactions

Hospice News

JUNE 11, 2024

“However, we believe further scrutiny of the performance of PE associated activity is warranted to ensure that all Medicare beneficiaries receive the quality of hospice care to which they are entitled. The research cited above suggests that may not always be the case.”

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Postcode lottery in NHS funding for children who need hospice care

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

New research we are releasing today reveals that NHS funding for local children’s hospices in England varies by as much as £483 per child in 2022/23.

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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Hollie Trogdon, Senior Vice President, PruittHealth Home

Hospice News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Hollie Trogdon, senior vice president of PruittHealth Home, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Hospice News. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. What drew you to this industry?

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CMS to Sunset Hospice VBID in 2024

Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) as of Dec. Often called the “hospice carve-in,” the program was designed to test coverage of hospice care through Medicare Advantage, in addition to some coverage of palliative care and transitional care.

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How Gender-Affirming Care Bans Could Impact Hospice Access, Utilization

Hospice News

JUNE 26, 2023

What’s happening in these states has caused mounting concern around access to quality hospice care for LGBTQ+ individuals, according to Kimberly Acquaviva, social worker and professor at the University of Virginia’s School of Nursing.

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Medicare Making Fewer Improper Payments to Hospices

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

billion in improper payments during 2023, though a smaller proportion of those dollars went to hospices than in years prior. Hospices received nearly 5.4% of improper payments from Medicare in 2023, down from 12% in 2022, according to a new report from the U.S. Medicare fee-for-service programs made $31.23

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CMS Seeks Answers on Hospice Utilization Trends, Spending

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APRIL 7, 2023

.” One key set of data pertains to the utilization of continuous home care (CHC), general inpatient care (GIP) and inpatient respite care (IRC). Despite rebasing payment rates for the higher levels of care, there still remains a high percentage of hospices that provide little to no CHC, IRC, or GIP.”

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Hospice News

MARCH 17, 2025

Prior to this appointment, Tarsa has served as chief clinical officer at VNH since joining them in 2022 and will continue in this role concurrently. BAYADA Names Director of Veterans Affairs BAYADA has named Ally ONeal as its director of Veterans Affairs for its hospice segment, a newly created position.

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Hospice VBID: Understanding the 2023 Program Modifications

Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

For the final two years of the program, payers will have more leeway when it comes to payment rates and patient access to hospice providers outside of their health plan’s network, according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). “It’s

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Agape Care Group Acquires Crossroads Hospice Locations in 4 States

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

(Hospice News photo) The former Crossroads locations in Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma locations will operate under the ACG Hospice brand, while the Georgia location will be branded as Georgia Hospice Care. Agape Care Group’s 2,000 employees serve roughly 5,000 patients in nine states.

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Advanced Home Care Acquires Dignity Hospice

Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

Massachusetts-based Advanced Home Care has acquired Dignity Hospice Care for an undisclosed amount. The transaction follows Advanced Home Care’s acquisition of Dignity Home Care late last year. The buyer company’s CEO Art Kalenjian will now take the helm at Dignity Hospice.

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Treasure Coast Hospice, St. Francis Reflections Lifestage Care Complete Affiliation

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Hospice utilization rates among Medicare descendents in Florida reached 55.97% in 2022, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s Facts and Figures report. Francis Reflections operates two general inpatient hospice care units in Melbourne and Titusville, Florida.

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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Lauren O’Dwyer, CFO, Anvoi Hospice and Anvoi Management

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Lauren O’Dwyer, CFO at Anvoi Hospice and Anvoi Management, LLC, has been named a 2022 Future Leader by Hospice News. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care.

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VITAS Expects Recruitment Gains to Spur 2023 Growth, Revenue

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Since its implementation in July 2022, VITAS has bolstered its ranks with 275 newly hired licensed clinicians, including 103 during Q4, the company reported. For some of those other metrics, results were mixed for both Q4 and full-year 2022. from Q3 2022. The majority of these hires were nurses, Westfall indicated. “We

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Eden Health Acquires A Plus Hospice Care

Diverse Utilization, Cost Trends Shaping Hospice Care Delivery

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Hawaii Hospice Collaborative Launches Into ‘New Era’ of Care Delivery

Hospice Care of the Lowcountry Rebrands as MiraSol Health

Residential Home Health and Hospice Expands Via Tutera Senior Living Partnership

Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2022

New York State Legislation Seeks to Block For-Profit Hospice Growth

The Nuts and Bolts of Enhabit’s 2025 Hospice Growth Strategy

New Day Healthcare Acquires Intrepid USA’s Missouri, Texas Hospice Assets

The Problematic State of Health Equity in Hospice

St. Croix Expands in Illinois, Acquires Lexington Hospice Care

Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

Family Hospice, Alzheimers Association Partner to Expand Dementia Education

The Hospice CARE Act’s Potential to ‘Dramatically Reshape’ End-of-Life Care Delivery

Avoiding ‘Cannibalizing’ Trends in Hospice Service Diversification

VITAS, Gentiva, Home Health & Hospice Care Expand Inpatient Services; Banner Health Shutters Hospice Programs in Phoenix

Integrating Social Determinants Into Palliative Care

2 Tailwinds Shaping Hospice Growth, Care Delivery

The First Year of Hospice VBID Is the Hardest for Payers and Providers

VITAS Widens Florida Footprint to Reach Underserved Populations

Several Large Hospice Providers See Leadership Transitions

Renovus Capital Partners Acquires Hospice Provider Superior Health Holdings

St. Croix Hospice Expands Missouri Footprint

U.S. Health Care Expenditures to Reach $7.1 Trillion by 2031; Hospice Spending to Double by 2032

National Health Care Expenditures Growing Faster than U.S. GDP

MD Home Health Begins Offering Hospice, Primary Care Clinic

St. Croix Hospice Launches Specialty Wound Care Program

MedPAC to Congress: Freeze Hospice Rates in 2025

Future Leaders Class of 2022: Four Seasons CEO Millicent Burke-Sinclair

St. Croix Expands Further in Kansas

NPHI: Increase Scrutiny of PE Hospice Transactions

Postcode lottery in NHS funding for children who need hospice care

Future Leaders Class of 2022: Hollie Trogdon, Senior Vice President, PruittHealth Home

CMS to Sunset Hospice VBID in 2024

How Gender-Affirming Care Bans Could Impact Hospice Access, Utilization

Medicare Making Fewer Improper Payments to Hospices

CMS Seeks Answers on Hospice Utilization Trends, Spending

5 Hospice, Palliative Care Providers Name New Executives

Hospice VBID: Understanding the 2023 Program Modifications

Agape Care Group Acquires Crossroads Hospice Locations in 4 States

Advanced Home Care Acquires Dignity Hospice

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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Lauren O’Dwyer, CFO, Anvoi Hospice and Anvoi Management

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