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Hospice of the Chesapeake Launches New Dementia Program Amid ‘Urgent, Significant’ Need

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The CMS Innovation Center announced the GUIDE demonstration in July 2023, which is designed to improve quality of life for dementia patients and their caregivers by addressing care coordination, behavioral health and functional needs. Participation in the GUIDE model has grown since its inception.

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Key Trends That Will Shape the Hospice Industry in 2023

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Most hospices are sliding into 2023 between a rock and a hard place, beset by headwinds, labor shortages and questions with no easy answers. Government oversight of hospice providers will tighten during 2023. These concerns will be a hot topic in the new year, but other regulatory actions are also underway for 2023.

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Headwaters Hospice to Launch New Palliative Care Services

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The locally- and veteran-owned hospice provider saw its first patient in 2023, and has met the challenges of rural hospice care delivery with both resilience and adaptability, according to Michael Brown, co-founder of Headwaters. The move comes as the hospice provider expands its reach across its home state.

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Why SCAN Health Plan Will Enter Hospice VBID in 2023

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SCAN Health Plan is among the Medicare Advantage (MA) payers entering the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) payment demonstration in 2023. Geographically, the program will be available in 806 counties in 24 states in 2023, up from 461 this year. Hospice VBID enters its third year in 2023.

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3 Nonprofit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023

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Since 2020, the organization has more than doubled its hospice footprint, including two new affiliations in 2022 — Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care and Hope Healthcare — and one so far in 2023, Capital Caring Health. The Capital Caring affiliation extended the system’s footprint to Maryland and the Washington, D.C.,

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‘Detrimental, Unnecessary Chaos’ Looms as Hospice Telehealth Waivers Expire

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LeadingAge recently penned a letter to Congress requested a two-year extension of the temporary hospice recertification rule, along with several other Medicare telehealth waivers including the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2023 and the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024.

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2 Tailwinds Shaping Hospice Growth, Care Delivery

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recent updates to the Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) model pose significant opportunities for hospices, according to Faroqui. million Medicare beneficiaries, CMS reported. million Medicare beneficiaries, CMS reported.

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