Hospice News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The topics range from unmet staff and patient needs, financial and operational headwinds and research fueling innovative care delivery approaches. This article explored the emerging strategies in palliative care that could have promising impacts on strengthening this workforce, including education and technology initiatives.

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Hospice News

MARCH 19, 2025

Hughes outlined to Fluhart her industrys need for home-based palliative care, and after a number of communications, the two agreed to join forces to address the gap in services, with Fluharts business background complementing Hughess practical experience. Its all about relationships, Fluhart told Palliative Care News.

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Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2025

His insights will be invaluable as we continue to innovate home care and Burn the Ships to rethink and redesign care delivery models. The leadership team is solid, the team is experienced and has a culture of compassion, caring and innovation. Helios Care now serves three counties in New York.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The Maryland-based hospice and palliative care provider has seen a significant increase in demand for dementia care amid a growing population of seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and related conditions across its service region, which spans four counties in the state.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In addition to its new Western locations, the nonprofit Chapters Health System provides hospice, palliative and home health care, as well as durable medical equipment and pharmacy services, across Florida, Georgia, New York and New Jersey. Some also have value-based payer contracts and partnerships with hospitals and health systems.

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Hospice News

JULY 17, 2024

Palliative care provider Tuesday Health has penned an agreement with the Medicare Advantage organization CareSource to offer services to its beneficiaries. Tuesday Health’s supportive care services operate on hybrid in-person and virtual models, according to Dr. Mihir Kamdar, head of care delivery of Tuesday Health.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2024

Federal lawmakers recently allocated millions of dollars to fuel palliative care research efforts. The move is anticipated to expand palliative education and career development opportunities as demand rises in coming years. Introduced in July 2023 , the appropriation included $12.5 The appropriations also allocated $302.47

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

As opportunities to provide palliative care through Accountable Care Organization (ACO) relationships continue to arise, operators will likely need to understand the varying types of reimbursement that exist in that arena. Palliative care has such cost-savings potential.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Fraud’s future costs Bad operators are reaping the benefits of providing poor and negligent care to patients while creating an unstable payment environment for legitimate providers, according to Sheila Clark, president and CEO of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHAPCA).

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As Contessa Health pioneers a growing value-based palliative care-at-home program, they’ve encountered some learning curves when it comes to operating within a new payment system. Contessa’s specialty is high-acuity care in the home, including hospital-at-home and skilled nursing facility-at-home programs.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Want to read more palliative care-focused content like this? Subscribe to Palliative Care News today ! Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) is pushing forward on palliative care growth in 2024 through its innovation arm, Contessa. For now, Amedisys shows no signs of slowing down on palliative care.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

For the time being, Medicare Advantage may be providers’ best bet for palliative care reimbursement. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover palliative care as a supplemental benefit. based research and consulting firm ATI Advisory.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

Margin pressures from the proposed cuts to Medicare home health rates could impact palliative care and hospice. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in June released its proposed home health reimbursement rule for 2023, which included a 4.2% pay hike for hospice care in 2023. CMS proposed a 2.7%

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2023

Palliative care utilization in ovarian cancer patients can lower their chances of rehospitalizations, according to recent data. Palliative care patients were less likely to be readmitted within 90 days of a hospital stay, according to Dr. Alex Francoeur, study author. Both of those findings were significant as well.”

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

An Irish study found that 4 in 10 adults prefer not to think or discuss palliative care. All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care (AIIHPC ) conducted the research on public perceptions of palliative care. The survey polled 1,000 people in the Republic of Ireland throughout July 2023.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Lawmakers recently introduced the Value in Health Care Act, which, if enacted, could create inroads toward improved palliative care reimbursement. These changes are designed to increase participation in value-based payment programs designed to improve quality outcomes and lower costs of care. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.),

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Hospice News

MAY 10, 2023

Hospices are increasingly eying palliative care as a promising growth opportunity, prioritizing expansion in that field over other health care service lines. Survey respondents included nearly 330 hospice and palliative care industry professionals, including owners, executive leaders and managers, among others.

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Hospice News

MARCH 5, 2024

A wide variety of palliative care services have cropped up nationwide in recent years, but not all have remained viable. The forces driving some community-based palliative programs to shutter are two-pronged, related to financial and operational sustainability, according to Renee McInnes, CEO of NVNA & Hospice.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

(NASDAQ: AMED) has made large investments in expanding access to palliative care, particularly through joint ventures with health systems. For now, Amedisys shows no signs of slowing down on palliative care. population ages and consumer preferences continue to shift to home-based care,” the company noted in the filing.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Rising demand and demographic tailwinds are propelling rapid growth in both the hospice and palliative care markets. The state of hospice and palliative care markets. health care market, according to a report that Bank of America (BofA) Global Research shared with Hospice News. billion by 2023, a climb from $49.42

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Hospice News

AUGUST 19, 2024

Palliative care is integral to Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) programs, according to Dr. Glenn Meyers, who was recently promoted to chief medical officer of BoldAge PACE. He joined BoldAge in July 2023. Can you say a little bit about where palliative care fits into your care model?

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Program integrity issues that have heated up in the hospice space during the past five years reached a boiling point in 2023. Hospice providers have seen an array of increased regulatory oversight in 2023. It’s a reason to be very active about compliance and understanding the regulatory landscape you’re working within.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The palliative care space is at an inflection point at which unprecedented awareness and demand are fueling growth that could be hampered by limited reimbursement and staffing shortages. Palliative Care News spoke with a group of industry leaders about the most impactful forces that will shape the space in the coming year.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

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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Hospice News

APRIL 9, 2024

Reimbursement for community-based palliative care is gaining ground in the Medicare Advantage realm. Palliative care is among the wide range of supplemental benefits that exist within the Medicare Advantage payment landscape. This is a rise from 180 MA plans in 2023 offering palliative services and 64 MA plans in 2020.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

A recent study has found that offering telehealth services to patients with Parkinson disease can help increase awareness around their palliative care options and improve their quality of life. Patient data was analyzed from January 2021 to September 2023. Advance directive completion was higher under the intervention.”

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Launched in 2023, the CAPABLE program aims to improve seniors ability to safely age in place. In addition to the CAPABLE program, Hospice Savannah operates a hospice inpatient unit, as well as a Center for Education & Grief Support, The Steward Center for Palliative Care and The Edel Caregiver Institute.

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Hospice News

JULY 13, 2022

Signatories included the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Partnership for Hospice Innovation (NPHI), and the Hospice Action Network, among others. The organizations signed a letter to party leaders in both chambers of Congress.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Though staffing remains the greatest challenge in 2023, conditions are improving, reported more than half (54%) of hospice and palliative care professionals in this year’s Hospice News Industry Outlook Survey , prepared in collaboration with Homecare Homebase.

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Hospice News

MAY 15, 2024

A majority of palliative care and hospice clinicians feel unprepared to discuss medical cannabis with their patients. Researchers from Harvard University surveyed 123 hospice and palliative medicine (HPM) fellows regarding their familiarity with medical cannabis. Currently, close to 3.9

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Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2024

For many medical providers across the country, palliative care services can be an unknown option for several patients and their families. A few reasons for that are a lack of awareness surrounding the benefits of palliative care, as well as the misconceptions about what this type of care offers for patients.

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2023

In turn, that could dampen the growth of palliative care supplemental benefits in MA moving forward. Despite palliative care’s ability to lower health care spending and improve patient outcomes, it remains an underutilized service. based research and consulting firm ATI Advisory.

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

Last year, Ohio’s Hospice — and its palliative care arm Pure Healthcare — entered into a VBID network contract with the CVS Health Corp. Branded at Ohio’s Hospice at United Church Homes, it provides care in more than three communities across the UCH footprint. NYSE: CVS) subsidiary Aetna.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

About 128 cancer patients volunteered to participate in a clinical trial study between November 2022 and September 2023 that examined the impacts of virtual reality therapy. The findings suggest that technology can help alleviate physical and emotional suffering in a palliative care setting, according to Woo.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Joliet, Illinois-based Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care has nearly tripled the capacity of its pediatric palliative care program, expanding in geography, staff, and patient census. This is essential given the lack of a robust reimbursement model for palliative care, including pediatrics, Sheehan said.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

But by April of this year, accounting practices related to Contessa’s palliative care business threw a monkey wrench into the negotiations. I think the opportunity all-in [with Contessa] is larger, largely due to the fact that we’ve discovered palliative care and built that contract …,” Kusserow told Hospice News in January.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Chapters Health System and Capital Caring Health have signed a letter of intent to affiliate. The agreement is expected to close in early 2023. This marks the third affiliation that Chapters announced or completed during 2022, following Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care early in the year and Hope Healthcare just last week. “In

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