Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Two of the nation’s largest hospice and home-based care industry organizations are merging and have announced a combined board that will guide the transition. Today, they proposed a transitional board who will consider ratifying the organizations’ combination plan in early 2024.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Fraud and program integrity concerns dominated the news in 2024, along with large acquisitions, payment rules and regulatory changes. There were just some of the themes percolating among the most-read Hospice News coverage of 2024. The following are the most-read Hospice News articles of 2024. #1: Justice Department.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 16, 2025

The plaintiffs include: Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice, Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care, Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina, South Carolina Home Care & Hospice Association and Houston Hospice.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2025

A group of providers and state associations are plaintiffs in the suit, including Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice, Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care, Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina, South Carolina Home Care & Hospice Association and Houston Hospice.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 28, 2025

The nonprofit health system has provided care across southern Florida for nearly 40 years and has an average daily census of more than 7,500 patients. Levy previously held the same role at Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED), holding leadership positions in government affairs for nearly a decade at the large hospice and home health company.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) on Thursday announced a new name for their recently combined organization. The organizations will continue the process of combining their operations through the remainder of 2024 and into 2025.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2024 Photo Link (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) hosted its annual leadership conference (ALC2024) in Denver, Colorado September 14–18, 2024. NAHC will host its final conference on October 20-24, 2024, in Tampa, Florida.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Award presentations began on Sunday, September 15 with the NHPCO Founders Awards , honoring exceptional individuals whose pioneering vision, leadership, and innovative spirit have significantly contributed to the advancement and success of the hospice and palliative care community.

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NHPCO

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For Immediate Release November 06, 2024 (Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC) – The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) has endorsed H.R. 10097, the Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency Act , introduced in the House of Representatives.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

NHPCO is currently integrating into the Alliance, a newly-formed national organization that is combining the two leading organizations supporting the care-at-home community – NHPCO and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). In the most recently available data, 50.0%

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NHPCO

AUGUST 26, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2024 (Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC) — Steven Landers, MD, MPH , has been named the inaugural Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the newly merged NAHC-NHPCO Alliance (The Alliance). Dr. Landers has dedicated his career to seeking home- and community-based health care solutions for people of all ages.

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NHPCO

JUNE 18, 2024

For Immediate Release PHOTO LINK June 18, 2024 Washington, D.C. and Alexandria, VA – On June 10, the Board Chairs and chief executive officers of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) met in Washington, D.C.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

There’s still just so many misconceptions about care at home. I would really like to see us, as a whole, collective care at home industry, come together and really get good at educating the consumer on the strength that care at home can bring, as well as just helping to define it in a way that the consumer can understand.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This new organization will expand on the visions of NAHC and NHPCO to support the full spectrum of providers that offer care in the multitude of settings Americans call home, and the communities in which they live. The National Alliance for Care at Home logo is both an homage to the past, and a symbol of the future.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The Alliance brings together two organizations with nearly 90 years of combined experience: NAHC and NHPCO.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

These flexibilities, which are set to expire at the end of 2024, have allowed providers to conduct face-to-face (F2F) recertification visits remotely, reducing administrative burdens and improving patient access to essential care services.

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NHPCO

JULY 12, 2024

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice ( NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) have joined together under the “NAHC-NHPCO Alliance.” The integration process underway is expected to continue through the beginning of 2025. Find the latest on the NAHC and NHPCO websites.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For Immediate Release December 21, 2023 The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) jointly announced today that they have developed a proposed slate of Transition Board of Directors and officers for 2024.

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GeriPal

JULY 25, 2024

ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. That just leads to issues that can make home care very difficult for these individuals. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Rural-based caregivers have increasingly faced tremendous burdens as a result of hospices sustainability challenges, according to Dr. Steve Landers, CEO of the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance). Ensuring access to high-quality hospice and home care in rural communities is critical, Landers said in a statement.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

If you are interested in learning more and meeting a community of folks interested in hospital-at-home, check out the hospital-at-home user group at hahusersgroup.org or some of these publications: Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Int Med. Would you accept?”

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Among the crucial issues that the incoming administration will likely need to address are the program integrity concerns that have been heating up , according to Dr. Steve Landers, CEO at the National Alliance for Care at Home. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented through its 2024 home health rule.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5 billion for patients in their last year of life, according to a joint report from the National Alliance for Care at Home and NORC at the University of Chicago. Likewise, participants in the home health value-based purchasing model (HHVBP) have saved Medicare more than $1.38

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