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Managing the Hospice Payment Cap by Balancing Length of Stay

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Careful management of the hospice aggregate cap is key to providers’ sustainability as regulatory scrutiny continues to heat up. 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. In 2025, this will rise to $34,465.

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

Hospice News

(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.

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

Hospice News

While this in itself is not proof of malfeasance, reports have circulated about hospitals (beyond HCA) urging hospices to accept patients who are on the verge of death in order to reduce inpatient mortality rates. NHPCO cited these concerns in its comments on CMS’ 2024 proposed hospice rule.

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RCT of Default Inpatient PC Consults: Kate Courtright & Scott Halpern

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ABIM MOC credit will be offered to subscribers in November, 2024. And you had higher rates of hospice discharges, higher rates of DNR orders. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.