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Managing the Hospice Payment Cap by Balancing Length of Stay

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“Based on the generally positive indicators of payment adequacy and strong margins, the Commission concludes that a reduction to aggregate payments is warranted,” MedPAC indicated in a 2023 report to Congress. Such decisions must be made using an ethical and compliant process, according to Klaustermeier.

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Addus Projects ‘Strong, Steady’ Hospice Growth Amid Lingering Pandemic Census Headwinds

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NASDAQ: ADUS) saw hospice growth in 2023, despite lingering pandemic-related challenges around daily census. The company anticipates growth in its personal care business in 2024, which will have a reverberating impact in its hospice and home health service lines. billion in 2023, swelling from $951.1 Addus HomeCare Corp.

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

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The company operates 180 hospitals and roughly 2,300 sites of care and earned close to $16 billion in the first quarter of 2023. It’s propaganda filled with misleading and absurd accusations that are not supported by facts,” an HCA spokesperson told Hospice News in an email. This is not a serious report.