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Palliative Care’s Most Disruptive Forces in 2025

Hospice News

Palliative care providers are taking varied routes to address the most disruptive forces they are encountering this year, rising to challenges that have been persistent across the sector. Martha Twaddle, The Waud Family Medical Directorships palliative medicine and supportive care clinical professor of medicine at Northwestern Medicine.

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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. The topics spanned evolving reimbursement trends, innovative care delivery partnerships and research examining the biggest barriers among undeserved populations.

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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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3 Key Hospice Technology Trends

Hospice News

The report surveyed thousands of home health, hospice, palliative and home care professionals nationwide about their technology investments in 2025. A large key for hospices to navigate is how quickly technology evolves, and the care delivery and operational challenges associated with that rapid pace, he stated.

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The Senior Living Opportunity for Hospices

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Many hospices in 2025 are driving to expand in the senior housing and assisted living space. million licensed beds, according to the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). million total patients, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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How CMS Proposed ACO Advance Payment Policies Could Impact Palliative Care

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new avenue of funding for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with implications for palliative care providers. This proposed policy dovetails with the Advance Investment Payment (AIP) component of CMS’ ACO Primary Care FLEX payment model demonstration.

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Agrace Takes 3-Pronged Approach to Widening Midwest Footprint

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Agrace provides hospice, palliative and supportive care across 19 counties in Wisconsin. Our expansion is a means of ensuring that Agrace meets the growing demand for patient-centered end-of-life care to underserved communities and residents throughout Wisconsin, Kirkland told Hospice News in an email.

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