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5 ‘Hidden Gem’ Palliative Care News Stories in 2024

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Palliative care providers have explored diverse routes to improve quality and access to their services in 2024. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services value-based insurance design (VBID) model. CMMI extended the program through 2030, but recently announced that the hospice portion will end on December 31, 2024.

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How to Diversify Services Within the Medicare Hospice Benefit

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However, some organizations have found success with disease-specific programs reimbursed through the Medicare Hospice Benefit. These are essentially hospice programs that are adapted to these particular populations, and they can be paid for via the Medicare benefit. Also in 2024, The Connecticut Hospice Inc.

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2024’s Most Read Palliative Care News Stories

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Access was the watchword in the palliative care community during 2024, as providers sought more ways to reach the right patients at the right time. The following are the most-read Palliative Care News articles of 2024. Operators in the space anticipated diverse challenges heading into 2024.

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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

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About 6% of hospice providers indicated plans to diversify their services to include end-of-life doulas in the Hospice News 2024 Outlook Survey. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) fueled a total of $1.4 The post 7 Hidden Gem Hospice News Stories in 2024 appeared first on Hospice News.

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Palliative Care, ACO Collaborations Fuel ‘Historical Savings’ in MSSP Program

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) yielded more than $2.1 As of January 2024, roughly 480 ACOs are participating in MSSP, which include more than 608,000 clinicians who provide care to nearly 11 million Medicare beneficiaries.

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Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Hospice Recertification Via Telehealth

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented telehealth recertifications on an emergency basis during the pandemic. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has given no indication that it would do so. In a March 2024 hearing before the U.S. Most recently, Congress moved the end date to March 31.

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CMS to Sunset Hospice VBID in 2024

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) as of Dec. Often called the “hospice carve-in,” the program was designed to test coverage of hospice care through Medicare Advantage, in addition to some coverage of palliative care and transitional care.

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