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Hospice News
MARCH 19, 2025
The certification reflects a growing trend of hospices pursuing disease-specific certifications or programs as a way of diversifying their services within the Medicare Hospice Benefit. VITAS is the first national hospice company to earn the AHA certification, though some local and regional hospices have done so.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Hospice leaders have kept their eyes on four key numbers as 2022 progressed: clinical capacity, length of stay, labor costs and utilization. A fifth, the rising number of new hospices in certain states, has emerged as a priority in recent weeks. These metrics are key to understanding what hospices experienced this year.
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Hospice News
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.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Labor shortages and other headwinds have battered hospices during 2022, including large companies. This year brought the return of Medicare sequestration, and pandemic-driven disruption in referral streams are lingering. Acquisitions have contributed roughly $65 million to Addus’ bottom line thus far in 2022.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 12, 2022
Though hospice deal volume dipped in 2022 compared to previous years, five particular transactions could paint a larger picture of where investors see value in the space. These interesting, unusual or groundbreaking deals could signal what’s to come in 2023 and help shape the hospice market’s long-term future. s (NYSE: HUM) $2.8
Hospice News
JULY 26, 2024
A hospice physician in California is facing up to a decade in prison after pleading guilty for their involvement in a kickback fraud scheme that bilked Medicare of nearly $30 million. Contreras served as a physician for two Pasadena-based providers, Saint Mariam Hospice Inc. and Arcadia Hospice Provider Inc. The FBI, U.S.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Referral rejection rates among hospices reached a record high of 41% in 2022, according to data from CarePort, a WellSky company. While some hospice companies reported hiring and capacity gains in 2023, often driven by bonus programs, the problem persists for many providers.
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