Hospice News

JULY 13, 2022

CMS in April released the 2023 proposed payment rule for hospice providers, including the 2.7% The 2023 proposal also contains a model for phasing in changes to the way CMS will use the wage index to inform payment rates in future years. . per diem rate increase.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

If you were to write a book about hospice in 2023, what would you call it? To help answer that question, Hospice News asked the CEOs of eight providers how they would title a book about the state of the field today. Also, more care is going to a home-based environment. Barbara Jacobsmeyer, CEO, Enhabit, Inc.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Jessica McGlory, founder and CEO of the California-based hospice provider Guaranteed, has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News. When I first learned about it, due to my dad having to go into hospice care, I asked why this had to happen and why it had to occur now. I would introduce more tech enablement.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 19, 2023

President and the first known President to utilize the Medicare Hospice Benefit. While in office, the Carter administration tested hospice care as a model, which later led to the Medicare Hospice Benefit we know today. At 99, former President Jimmy Carter is the longest living U.S.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

People, processes and technology are the future of hospice care and health care in general. increase for 2023 when you put all of the data together. What behavioral changes do agencies need to make to prepare for 2023 in light of the final rule? Agencies will need to prepare for OASIS-E before January 1st, 2023.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Generally, fewer clinicians has meant fewer patients have been receiving hospice care, according to industry observers and companies’ own reports. Executives attributed much of this growth to a community outreach program launched earlier this year, designed to educate clinician in other settings about the value of hospice care.

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Hope Hospice

JANUARY 9, 2023

For immediate release: January 9, 2023. Hope Hospice has opened registration for its 2023 Hike for Hope, which will take place on Saturday, May 6, at Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore. The community’s participation helps Hope Hospice care for more than 2,000 East Bay neighbors each year. Saturday, May 6, 2023.

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NHPCO

JUNE 28, 2023

For Immediate Release June 28, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has released the 2023 edition of the Pediatric Facts and Figures Report. Pediatric palliative and hospice care in the United States started in the mid to late 1990s.

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Hope Hospice

MAY 17, 2023

2023 Hike for Hope Exceeds Goal With $153k Raised Fundraiser benefits Hope Hospice patient care and community programs DUBLIN, CA – Despite drizzly weather, nearly 850 supporters of Hope Hospice gathered at Del Valle Regional Park on May 6 for the nonprofit organization’s signature Hike for Hope.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 12, 2024

The prospect of stagnated per diems would be woeful news for hospice providers that are facing widespread wage increases along with inflation and other costs, according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Health and Hospice (NAHC). For this year, CMS increased the hospice base rate by 3.1%. set in 2023.

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Hospice News

JUNE 25, 2024

The nonprofit holds hospice certificates of need (CON) for hospice care in 18 Florida counties. “We The delivery of compassionate hospice care is critical for patients and their families, and we’re committed to delivering that to high-need Floridians.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Swarms of new hospices have emerged in certain regions in recent years, with some unscrupulous operators receiving federal funding through illegitimate business practices. Scammers have also offered individuals hundreds of dollars in exchange for their Medicare identification beneficiary number.

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Hospice News

JUNE 12, 2024

During 2023 alone, national health care spending rose an estimated 7.5%. This reflects broad increases in the use of health care, which is associated with an estimated 93.1% Increased hospice utilization could help relieve part of the nation’s financial burden for health care, research has shown. GDP for that year.

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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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Hospice Red River Valley

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Hospice of the Red River Valley is a participating non-profit organization, and we are asking for your support! Donations to Hospice of the Red River Valley on Giving Hearts Day will be doubled, up to $1,500,000! Hospice care touches the lives of so many. appeared first on Hospice of the Red River Valley.

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2024

But what I will tell you is that there are programs in place where if the applicants go through the process and certify to CMS that they have a program that will service the needs of a community when it comes to hospice care — and they are able to meet the standards — that we will certify them to be able to provide hospice care,” Becerra said.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Gross margin for the hospice segment fell slightly to 42.9% Hospice results were in part impacted by a -4% decrease in patient admissions and a 0.5% Other factors included rising hospice care delivery costs such as investments in clinical staffing and higher compensation and benefit costs, among others, the company reported.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2024

Leigh Jenks, Hospice and Palliative Care Music Therapist for Blue Ridge Hospice, has been named a 2023 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News. Hospice News caught up with Jenks to discuss their time in the hospice care industry. HSPN: What drew you to this industry?

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Compassus, a portfolio company of the private equity firm Towerbrook Capital Partners and the health system Ascension Health, provides home health, home infusion, palliative and hospice care across 30 states. The home-based provider also offers advanced care management and skilled nursing facility-at-home services.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

For example, data gathered from predictive analytics systems can give hospices an advantage when it comes to performance on measures like Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life (HVLDL) and the Hospice Care Index (HCI), as well as predicting when patients become hospice eligible or will be in need to home health or palliative care services.

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NHPCO

MARCH 21, 2023

For Immediate Release March 22, 2023 New Research Shows Hospice Care Reduces Medicare Costs Hospice Care Contributed to $3.5 billion less than it would have been had they not received hospice care. In the last year of life, the total costs of care to Medicare for beneficiaries who used hospice was 3.1

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For calendar year 2024, 13 Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) will participate in the program’s hospice component, providing coverage through 78 health plans in 19 states. In 2023, 15 MAOs participated in hospice VBID, including 119 health plans in 23 states. million in 2023. “It’s been a rocky road.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Though the number of hospice M&A deals plummeted in 2023 compared to prior years, deals are still being made, and the industry may see a rebound in 2024. Transaction volume declined in the hospice and home-based care space in 2023, following the two record-breaking prior years. This followed its $5.4

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The nonprofit first launched the camp in 2023 with a second iteration planned for this year. The organization expects 10 to 12 participants in 2024, compared to about 30 for their more general grief programs for children, according to Ryan D’Amato, family support manager for Hoffmann Hospice.

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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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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

Set to open this summer, the hospice facility will feature 15 patient beds at Lourdes Senior Community in Waterford, Michigan. Expanding hospice care in the senior community will allow for improved support and care collaboration, according to Angela Hospice President and CEO Marti Coplai.

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Hospice News

MAY 1, 2024

.” Specifically, the FBI is alerting consumers to a scam in which patients are enrolled in hospice without their knowledge. Many of these patients are not truly hospice-eligible. The scam also involves “recruiters” who call patients in order to “sell” them hospice care.

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Hospice News

JUNE 5, 2024

As of August 2023, CMS personnel had appeared at 7,000 locations, with plans to visit every hospice site in the country, according to a blog post by two CMS officials. Good hospice care, because of its holistic, patient- and family-centered compassionate approach to the dying, is a godsend,” Gurian told Hospice News in an email.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The organization began as a home health agency and added a hospice segment in 2022, according to Vicki Owens, CEO of Emmaus Catholic Hospice, DBA under the nonprofit Dominican Home Health Agency. The home health organization has provided care in Denver, Colorado, since 1923. That was a really foundational year for us.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Haven holds hospice certificates of need (CON) for hospice care in 18 Florida counties. “We We are excited to welcome Haven Hospice into BrightSpring, expanding our existing hospice services into the CON state of Florida,” said Rousseau in a statement. billion in the same period in 2023.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

For VITAS in particular, increases in clinical capacity has fostered steady growth during 2023. VITAS is the nation’s largest provider of hospice care by market share, according to 2020 data from LexisNexis. This, in tandem with a 3.1% base rate increase from the U.S. The company in Q3 saw a 12.5%

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Last month NAHC and NHPCO inked a deal completing their affiliation after announcing in March 2023 that they were considering some type of collaboration. Recent advocacy efforts have included a shared focus of improving program integrity within the Medicare Hospice Benefit as concerns of fraudulent activity heat up in the industry.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The partnership will allow for better care transitions among chronic and seriously ill patients, according to Compassus CEO Mike Asselta. “We Compassus provides home health, home infusion, palliative and hospice care across 30 states. Compassus’ 7,000 employees care for more than 120,000 patients annually.

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NHPCO

JANUARY 19, 2023

These recommendations are the culmination of a year-long effort by each of these organizations to assess various options for improving program integrity in hospice care. Bad care and true fraud in this valuable benefit are intolerable. Dombi. “Ensuring program integrity is essential to enabling good hospice care.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 20, 2024

Early in the program, Oliver, who hosts the show, acknowledged the value of hospice care done right. Lots of dedicated people work with hospices, providing huge relief for dying patients and their families, particularly those who want to remain at home, where, in most cases, hospice care is provided,” Oliver said on the air.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2024

Eve Conversa, Hospice Nurse Practitioner for Advocate Health/Advocate Hospice, has been named a 2023 Frontline Honors honoree by Hospice News. Hospice News caught up with Conversa to discuss their time in the hospice care industry. HSPN: What drew you to this industry?

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Hospice News

MAY 7, 2024

About 128 new enrolled hospices entered California in 2023, according to data from CMS. Arizona also saw a rise of 27 new hospices during the last year, with Texas and Nevada seeing 96 and 33 new providers, respectively. The post Fraudulent Hospice Providers May Be Moving Between States appeared first on Hospice News.

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