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CMS Updates Enhancing Oncology Model for 2025

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The goals of the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), which went live on July 1, are to improve quality and reduce the cost of cancer care with augmented care coordination. While documents on the model do not specifically mention palliative care, several elements of the model align with that care model. Effective Jan.

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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the value-based insurance design demonstration for calendar years 2025 to 2030, including the hospice component. For VBID’s purposes, this is generally transitional services for patients who need comfort care but are not yet ready or eligible for hospice.

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The Future of the NHS in 2025 and Beyond: Embracing Innovation and Overcoming Challenges

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The examples of Estonia and Denmark illustrate how interoperability can lead to better care coordination, reduced medical errors, and more informed decision-making (Rissanen, 2023; Christiansen & Knudsen, 2021). European Journal of Health Technology Assessment, 12(3), pp.145-158. Rissanen, J., Health Tech Review, 18(4), pp.215-220.

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How CMS Proposed ACO Advance Payment Policies Could Impact Palliative Care

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new avenue of funding for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with implications for palliative care providers.

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Why Palliative Care Providers Are Adopting the GUIDE Model

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The GUIDE Model can provide patients with the services they need, including psychosocial support, spiritual support, extensive care management, and care coordination,” Snider said. And it comes with payment to allow organizations like ours to continue to expand our dementia care programs.”

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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

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The health system anticipates the location to remain closed until the end of 2025. Delaware Hospice Expands with New Location Delaware Hospice recently opened a new office location in southern Pennsylvania to improve care coordination. An estimated 50 patients will be impacted by the temporary closure.

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New ACO Primary Flex Model Could Increase Hospice, Palliative Care Access

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Source: CMS Through the model, participating ACOs will receive a one-time advanced shared savings payment of $250,000, as well as a monthly Prospective Primary Care Payments (PPCPs), designed to provide flexibility to coordinate primary care delivery and enhance coordination with specialists, the spokesperson said.