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Leveraging Sales Strategies in Hospice Payment Cap Management

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The cap is designed to prevent overuse of hospice, put controls on Medicare spending and foster greater access to care among patients. For Fiscal Year 2024, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set the cap at $33,394. In 2025, this will rise to $34,465.

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2024

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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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Calls Grow Louder for Greater Federal Support of Rural Hospices

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NHPCO penned the letter in response to a recent Congressional Hearing on Enhancing Access to Care at Home in Rural and Underserved Communities. The letter also called on Congress to make permanent some of the telehealth flexibilities enacted during the COVID-19 public health emergency, set to expire at the end of 2024.

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

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Next, we talk with James Deardorff about whether we can accurately predict nursing home level of care in community-dwelling older adults with dementia. ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. Alex 16:46 On time to nursing, needing nursing home level of care.

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Hospice Fraud Casts Lengthening Shadow Over Future of Industry

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Fraudulent hospice billing practices are slowing growth among legitimate providers and impairing their ability to enhance quality care delivery, said Patrick Harrison, senior director of regulatory and compliance at the National Alliance for Care at Home. million in alleged fraudulent activity.

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