Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Though the number of hospice M&A deals plummeted in 2023 compared to prior years, deals are still being made, and the industry may see a rebound in 2024. The following are some potential buyers to watch in 2024. But the company is almost certainly not done in the acquisition game, and further activity is likely in 2024.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Hospice providers will be looking to Congress in 2024 to address issues related to program integrity, quality improvement and industry-wide workforce pressures. This includes the revamping of the hospice survey process and the establishment of a Special Focus Program slated to begin in 2024, to name a few.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2024

Congress recently passed the 2024 Labor Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Bill. The appropriations included in Fiscal Year 2024 are expected to cover two years of palliative care training and career development initiatives. Introduced in July 2023 , the appropriation included $12.5

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Hospice operators in 2024 are navigating a rapidly transforming environment. A potential M&A rebound After a 2023 slump, the hospice space may be ripe for a 2024 rebound. Our outlook for 2024 health services deals is cautiously optimistic. There are lots of reasons to be optimistic about 2024.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Today, they proposed a transitional board who will consider ratifying the organizations’ combination plan in early 2024. The board and officers will be ratified when the definitive agreements are signed in early 2024, the organizations’ indicated. With extraordinary opportunity comes the challenge of significant obligation.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Moving into 2024, more hospices see joint ventures or similar partnerships to be a major growth engine. Nearly half of 143 respondents to Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase, said that joint ventures and partnerships were the growth tactics they planned to pursue the most this year.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Health plan participation in the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) will fall in 2024. For calendar year 2024, 13 Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) will participate in the program’s hospice component, providing coverage through 78 health plans in 19 states. million in 2023.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2024

The 2024 update to the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (ASCO) clinical practice guidelines place renewed emphasis on palliative care. For the 2024 revisions, this panel reviewed 52 randomized controlled trials that evaluated outcomes among cancer patients who received palliative care, ASCO reported.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Hospice News sat down with Marcantonio at NHPCO’s Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas, to discuss the hospice industry’s priorities for the remainder of 2023 and into 2024. What else is top of mind for you as you’re looking ahead to 2024? But of course other priorities exist.

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Hospice News

JUNE 27, 2024

Hospices have been advocating for lawmakers and regulators to take action on curbing fraud, supporting veterans and bolstering the health care workforce. In their meetings with legislators, providers made known their policy priorities. Earl Blumenauer unveiled the Hospice CARE Act, at the Hospice News Elevate conference.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The ability to monitor and educate staff on their roles and responsibilities in compliance will be a key for hospice sustainability and quality heading into 2024, Piland said at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

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. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that its Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) yielded more than $2.1 million patients annually.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The post Hospice Investment Trends That Could Shape 2024 appeared first on Hospice News. The hospice merger and acquisition (M&A) space has seen an increasingly diverse and growing mix of investors during the last five years. Demographic tailwinds are pushing a wider range of stakeholders into the hospice and palliative care realms.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The analysis spanned various clinical trials and studies published between 2014 and 2024 that examined telehealth use within palliative care settings across the world. Telehealth utilization for palliative care during the last decade has been associated with improved quality of life, patient satisfaction and symptom management.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Hospice News spoke with Dr. Benjamin Kornitzer, agilon’s chief medical officer and a co-author of the study about the workings of their palliative care model, the results it achieved and the company’s plans to grow the program in 2024. Our role there is as a partner. We bring technology. We bring insights. We do it through our partners.

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MARCH 4, 2024

The #HPMParty is returning to Phoenix during the 2024 AAHPM/HPNA meeting. The post #HPMParty is returning to Phoenix during the 2024 AAHPM/HPNA meeting appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. We’ll start our annual tour of local establishments at Luckys Indoor/Outdoor (817 N.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Palliative care, pediatric end-of-life care and end-of-life doula (EOLD) services are top of mind for hospices that are diversifying their services in 2024. About 3% of respondents indicated plans to start offering PACE programs, while 1% are stepping into home-based pediatric hospice services in 2024.

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Hospice News

MARCH 20, 2024

Merz Photography / Hospice News Merz Photography / Hospice News Roderick Bennett, Gina Andres and David Jackson at the 2024 Palliative Care Conference. A diverse range of health care providers have forged a pathway to palliative care services with an aim to improve quality outcomes among a growing seriously ill population.

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Hospice News

MAY 29, 2024

In addition to being named a 2024 Top Leader in Hospice and Palliative Care by AAHPM, Buckholz is co-director of the Sanford Compassionate Communication Fellowship at the UC San Diego. She added that these services are now being offered in diverse settings, including outpatient and home-based care models.

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Hospice News

MARCH 27, 2024

We are pleased to announce that applications will be accepted until August 1, 2024,” said USF associate professor and program director, Janet Roman, in a statement. “We We are pleased to announce that applications will be accepted until August 1, 2024,” said USF associate professor and program director, Janet Roman, in a statement.

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Hospice News

MARCH 5, 2024

Roughly 16% of 143 provider respondents signaled their intention to start palliative care programs this year in the Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase. A wide variety of palliative care services have cropped up nationwide in recent years, but not all have remained viable. It’s really the funding.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

This year has brought both tumultuous challenges and evolving opportunities for hospices that will steer hospice leadership during 2024. Lynne Sexten, CEO, Agrace Hospice & Supportive Care [Three words to sum up 2024 would be]: Protect the benefit. That’s helping hospice gain esteem as we come into an election year in 2024.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

VIA Health Partners CEO Peter Brunnick What are your priorities as you look ahead to 2024? That’s a big priority for us in 2024. Preparing to work within a value-based payment environment is top of mind for hospice leaders as they look ahead to 2023, Pete Brunnick, CEO of VIA Health Partners, told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

MAY 10, 2024

31, 2024, leaving those providers in limbo over whether or not they can continue those services. Patients with advanced cancer prefer to receive palliative care via telehealth rather than visiting a clinic, a recent study has found. During the pandemic, 67% of 200 surveyed cancer patients said that they favored telehealth over clinics.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

State of hospice workforce Though hospices are seeing an improved workforce outlook in 2024 compared to previous years, staffing pressures remain a top concern for many organizations. Staffing was identified as a main 2024 pain point by 36% of 143 respondents to the Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase.

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Hospice News

APRIL 23, 2024

Thus far in 2024, 625 patients have been active in the program; 1,000 were enrolled in 2023. Palliative care has become a more sought-after treatment plan in recent years, and one agency in California has led the charge in advancing palliative care support among its population.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The omnibus spending bill to currently before Congress includes provisions that would extend the waiver for recertification using telehealth through the end of 2024, among other items pertaining to hospice. The post Federal Spending Bill Would Extend Hospice Recertification Via Telehealth Through 2024 appeared first on Hospice News.

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Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2024

Researchers found that early palliative care via telehealth often improves quality of life for patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at a level equivalent to in-person care, according to a study presented at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Sachin Jain, CEO, SCAN Group CMS initiated the changes to its risk adjustment process earlier this year through its 2024 final rule for Medicare Advantage plans. Much of the palliative care delivered to U.S. patients is now reimbursed through risk-based models like Medicare Advantage and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). “The

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Hospice News

MARCH 25, 2024

In early 2024 Dignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial awarded Hospice of the Foothills in Nevada County, California, a generous $94,000 grant for its subsidiary Sierra Community Palliative Care. Sierra provides invaluable care for nonterminal patients with serious or chronic conditions. Local primary-care providers also send patients to Sierra.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

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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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2024

As of January 1, 2024, 480 ACOs were in the MSSP program. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new avenue of funding for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with implications for palliative care providers. The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced the new payment demonstration in March.

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2023

Now, increased action from CMS and scrutiny from key members of Congress could thwart that growth in 2024. Our analysis suggests that proposed payment changes by CMS for 2024 could result in reduced benefits or higher premiums for enrollees.” The rule included an increase to MA payment of 3.32% for 2024.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2024

The Value in Health Care Act would extend the 5% incentive into 2024 and 2025 — a move that could foster greater opportunities for palliative care providers working in alternative payment systems, according to David Pittman, director of communications and regulatory affairs at the National Association of ACOs (NAACOS).

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Hospice News

MAY 1, 2024

CMMI extended the program through 2030, but recently announced that the hospice portion will end on December 31, 2024. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ value-based insurance design (VBID) model has largely been met with a sense of relief by providers as they plan new initiatives for palliative care in 2025.

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Hospice News

MAY 31, 2023

base rate increase for 2024. The post Hospice Providers, Industry Groups: CMS Should Increase 2024 Hospice Base Rate by Nearly 4% appeared first on Hospice News. Citing inflation and other headwinds, hospice providers and industry organizations are urging the U.S.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Expanding palliative care relationships and joint venture partnerships is a priority for 2024, the Louisiana-based home health and hospice provider indicated in a filing with the U.S. (NASDAQ: AMED) has made large investments in expanding access to palliative care, particularly through joint ventures with health systems.

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