This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Hospice News explores the issues garnering growing attention in end-of-lifecare delivery in seven of this years hidden gem stories. Topics span trends related to program integrity, workforce development, health equity, service diversification and the keys to hospices growth strategies.
Hospices coast-to-coast have undergone leadership transitions, including changes in legal executives and a slew of newly appointed CEOs, among other roles in the industry. Texas-based New Day provides home health, hospice, palliative and personal care services across 31 locations in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and in its home state.
Rising demand for end-of-lifecare is pushing hospice growth opportunities to the forefront in value-based reimbursement. More payers in this arena are increasingly recognizing the depth of potential beneficial outcomes when it comes to collaborative hospice partnerships. Details in the data trends The U.S.
Croix Hospice has opened 10 new branches so far during 2025. “National data demonstrates how underutilized hospice benefits are for those at the end of life,” said Dr. . Croix Hospice, in a statement. Croix Hospice opened in 2024. Croix Hospices CEO, in a statement.
Hospice providers across the country have recently launched new inpatient facilities as 2025 unfolds. The new year may also bring closures of certain hospice programs. VITAS Opens 2 New Locations VITAS Healthcare on Wednesday announced the opening of its new inpatient hospice unit in Fort Worth, Texas.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has recommended to Congress a freeze on hospice payment increases starting in 2025. In its annual report to Congress, MedPAC urged policymakers to eliminate hospice base-rate increases for 2025. The 2021 aggregated Medicare hospice margin was 13.3%, according to MedPAC.
The 2025 proposed hospice rule is raising some questions along with payment rates. increase in hospice per diems for 2025. The agency also proposed two new quality measures and 2025 implementation of the Hospice Outcome and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment tool to replace the Hospice Item Set.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has voted to recommend a freeze on hospice payment increases starting in 2025. This recommendation is offered at a time when hospicecare costs have risen faster than any inflation update provided by CMS,” Dombi told Hospice News in an email. “A
Croix Hospice has expanded its Missouri footprint with a de novo in the Wildwood community. Favorable demographics are among the factors that make Missouri an attractive market for hospices. by 2025, up from 13.5% by 2025, up from 13.5% Croix Hospice Founder and CEO Heath Bartness previously told Hospice News.
Hospice News today unveiled its Hospice Top 50 report. The report details the largest hospice chains in the United States by Medicare claims. One key takeaway: The 15 largest providers now account for nearly 33% of all Medicare hospice payments. Click here to download the report.
The move marks an important milestone in the hospice providers push to expand its Midwest footprint. Agrace provides hospice, palliative and supportive care across 19 counties in Wisconsin. The hospice provider has unveiled a new office in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb in the predominantly urban Milwaukee County area.
The Medicare Hospice Benefit is ripe for change nearly four decades after its establishment, but moving the needle will include a heavy lift around evolving regulations. This is according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). But hospice has moved into a new era.
A coalition of hospice, home health and palliative care organizations has called on Congress to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities implemented during the pandemic. Doing so would help ensure continued access to quality care among vulnerable patient populations, according to the organizations. Currently set to expire Dec.
Hospice budgeting practices hinge on several factors, according to Matt Chadwick, CFO of Well Care Health. He shared his thoughts at the National Association of Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas. It’s a kind of a chicken-and-egg situation,” Chadwick said.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ramped up auditing activity in the space while also sunsetting the hospice component of its value-based insurance design (VBID) model demonstration ahead of its initial expiration. There were just some of the themes percolating among the most-read Hospice News coverage of 2024.
A few hospice executives have recently announced their retirement as new leaders step forward at a number of organizations. Texas-headquartered Addus provides personal care, home health and hospice services in 22 states. The companys expansion has been driven by a mix of organic and inorganic growth.
The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospicecare, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Lindsay Nixon, administrator at Arbor Hospice, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News. Time to adjust the sails!
Recent research has found that receiving high-acuity services alongside supportive care can help ease pain. The findings come as regulators navigate the future outlook of these services in end-of-lifecare delivery.
We are thrilled to welcome Martha Crawford to the High Peaks Hospice family! Martha, a native of Hudson Falls, joined our team in March of 2025 as our new Volunteer Manager after a distinguished career as an educator. The post High Peaks Hospice Welcomes Martha Crawford to Our Team appeared first on High Peaks Hospice.
As hospice program integrity remains in the spotlight, California remains the only state to take action on curbing the problem. Beginning in 2021, numerous reports emerged of unethical or illegal practices among hundreds of newly licensed hospices, particularly among new companies popping up in California, Texas, Nevada and Arizona.
In addition to traditional home-based services like hospice, home health, and personal care; community-based palliative care is on the rise, as are emerging high-acuity models like hospital-at-home and skilled nursing-at-home programs. “I Hospice rejection rates hit an all-time high of 41%.
1, 2025, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center will begin implementing a payment model for primary care known as the Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Primary Care Flex Model under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). This fits nicely into palliative care.
Hospice providers need to evolve with their changing patient populations and the larger health care system, according to Greg Hagfors, CEO of Partners In Care. A group of volunteers had brought the hospice concept from the United Kingdom to Oregon, according to Hagfors.
Congressional legislators are casting doubts on regulatory oversight of Medicare Advantage plans over concerns about spending, claims denials, and end-of-lifecare. One potential factor is that historically MA does not cover hospicecare. While those patients are not required to leave MA, many do.
extension of MACRA’s advanced APM incentive in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which expired at the end of last year. If an ACO invests in supporting palliative care and giving additional money to the palliative care program because of its potential impact on spending, then they have to give that money right now.”
In this deeply personal and resonant episode, longtime hospice nurse and podcast host of The Heart of Hospice , Helen Bauer, BSN RN CHPN, shares an intimate look at the soul of hospice nursing the part thats rarely documented but always deeply felt. Brett Snodgrass, DNP, FNP-C, ACHPN, FAANP Dr.
Free Practical Caregiving Education at Hospice Quinte Five in-person sessions to equip caregivers with the tools they need to provide safe care for someone living with them at home. Hospice Quinte will be offering this program starting April 7, 2025.
proposed rate increase for hospices is not enough to support the continued delivery of hospicecare amidst rising cost pressures and ongoing workforce constraints affecting hospices nationwide,” said NHPCO COO and Interim CEO, Ben Marcantonio. “The We know that hospicecare has demonstrated $3.5
For Immediate Release March 4, 2024 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) responded to today’s announcement from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that as of December 31, 2024, the hospice benefit component of the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model will conclude.
During yesterday’s public meetings, the MedPAC Commissioners unanimously voted in favor of the Chair’s hospice recommendation, which will be included in the Commission’s report to Congress in March 2024. While MedPAC is not a policy-setting body, its recommendations do bear weight among policymakers and lawmakers.
The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospicecare, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Steven Alessandro, CEO of Interim HealthCare franchises, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News. Transformative.
Hoover has shown exceptional leadership and dedication in hospice and palliative care. As NHPCO’s VP of Policy & Government Relations, he’s played a pivotal role in shaping policy and advocating for improved care standards and access to hospice and palliative services across the nation.
AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)
JUNE 20, 2024
Powell, MD University of Tennessee Internal Medicine The AAHPM Next Gen Scholars for Equity in Hospice and Palliative Medicine program sponsors residents from underrepresented communities who are interested in hospice and palliative medicine (HPM). What has been the biggest benefit to being a scholar in the program?
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2024 Photo Link (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) hosted its annual leadership conference (ALC2024) in Denver, Colorado September 14–18, 2024. The day concluded with the National Hospice Foundation 2024 Gala.
Free Practical Caregiving Education at Hospice Quinte Five in-person sessions to equip caregivers with the tools they need to provide safe care for someone living with them at home. Hospice Quinte will be offering this program starting April 7, 2025.
Hospice leaders have lost sleep over workforce pressures plaguing the industry for several years running, a trend that is not anticipated to abate anytime soon. Staffing challenges were cited as the leading concern among 35% of 112 hospice professionals who participated in this years Outlook Survey by Hospice News and Homecare Homebase.
Even with legislation in place designed to provide resources, several barriers exist that prevent expanded access to respite and hospice support for terminally ill pediatric populations and their families. Marcum is also the founder of Sarah House, a pediatric respite and end-of-lifecare center.
Hospices have opened doors to some of the most innovative opportunities around community and public education to help dispel barriers to greater awareness of their services. This challenge superseded consolidation trends in the hospice market and changing payment dynamics. James Earl Carter Jr. His administration launched the U.S.
These evolving regulations have hospices concerned that a lack of virtual access to their services could have significant impacts on quality and health disparities. Weve inherited a kind of accelerated movement toward a new normal during the pandemic, Fratkin told Hospice News.
The California-based hospice provider YoloCares has recently received nearly $1.14 million in funding to launch a new residential hospice shelter for homeless populations. The site is really going to operate more as a shelter,” he told Hospice News. Theoretically, any hospice provider could refer a patient there.
Anthony House Announces New Hospice Facility New York-based Anthony House is winding down fundraising efforts to support the opening of a new inpatient hospice facility. The hospice provider aims to improve access for patients and their families by launching the new center, which will be located in Oswego County, New York.
This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Tiffany Richter, Medical Officer at Agape Care Group, Stephen Phenneger, President and Chief Financial Officer at St. Croix Hospice, Tom Maxwell, Chairman at Maxwell Healthcare Associates and Jason Yu, CEO at Levo. “You look around hospice and what do you see?
Julia Hospice & Palliative Refuels De Novo Plans Pennsylvania-based Julia Hospice & Palliative (JHPC) has reignited plans to launch a de novo after experiencing pandemic-related setbacks. Dubbed Julia House, the facility will provide inpatient hospice and serve as an outpatient palliative care clinic.
Research trends can help hospice providers improve their understanding around the impacts of their services and where quality gaps may exist. Research on global and national levels can play an important role in the ability to understand issues around hospice utilization and disparities. Congress extended the flexibility through Dec.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 5,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
Let's personalize your content