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2023 NHPCO Facts and Figures Report Now Available

NHPCO

The findings in this report reflect patients who received care in Calendar Year (CY) 2021, or Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, provided by hospices certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and reimbursed under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Most beneficiaries switch to Traditional Medicare.

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SCAN Group CEO Sachin Jain: Medicare Could Use a Major Facelift

Hospice News

The mission and function of the Medicare program have evolved over time, and the agency that runs it also may need to adapt to the new ways that health care organizations are doing business, according to SCAN Group CEO Dr. Sachin Jain. billion nonprofit Medicare Advantage (MA) organization that covers more than 270,000 members.

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4 For-Profit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023

Hospice News

’s (NASDAQ: AMED) trajectory in 2023 is a tale of three companies, and they should be watched for three reasons. Among the considerations behind that choice was his experience in working with payers outside of traditional Medicare. A forthcoming second story will focus on nonprofit providers. ” St.

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How Today’s Hospice Fraud Could Warp Tomorrow’s Reimbursement Outlook

Hospice News

Fraudsters misspend millions of Medicare dollars annually, though the actual hospice-specific amounts are difficult to determine, regulators previously told Hospice News. For instance, patients being enrolled who are not eligible for hospice may eventually be prohibited from electing these services in the future.

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Voices: Maxwell Healthcare’s Jennifer Maxwell on How to Prepare for 2023

Hospice News

When I think about patient care and clinicians in the field, quality training, processes and technology are my top priorities. increase for 2023 when you put all of the data together. Additionally, the final rule delayed the OASIS for all patients, regardless of payer, and it changed the VBP modeling years from 2019 to 2022.

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Congress Grills HHS on Hospice Program Integrity

Hospice News

Members of Congress are raising questions about the continued Medicare certification for new hospices in areas rife with fraud. Investigations have shown that potentially hundreds of newly licensed hospices have bilked Medicare of millions of dollars during the past several years, all while providing egregiously poor care or none at all.

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Fraudulent Hospice Providers May Be Moving Between States

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has also taken steps to bolster program integrity. Clark County, Nevada, has emerged as an unfortunate case study in how these issues affect patients and families, as well as legitimate operators. What concerns me more is not the competition, it’s about poor patient care.”

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