Hospice News

AUGUST 19, 2024

If enacted, the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act could open up reimbursement pathways for high-acuity palliative services during a time when demand and costs are rising. The drafted Hospice CARE Act included potential avenues to improve payment for high-acuity palliative treatments.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Regulators recently extended certain temporary telemedicine waivers granted during the pandemic, with some flexibilities now sunsetting in 2025 rather than the end of this year. With the end of 2024 quickly approaching, DEA, jointly with HHS, has extended current telemedicine flexibilities through December 31, 2025.”

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2025 proposed hospice payment rule contained a request for information (RFI) on the potential implementation of reimbursement pathways for “high intensity palliative care services,” such as chemotherapy, blood transfusion and dialysis.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A California hospice owner and a freelance marketer have been convicted of Medicare fraud, totalling $3.2 Nita Palma of Glendale, California, in 2025 purchased Magnolia Gardens Hospice through her daughter and concealed her ownership from Medicare, according to the U.S. million in claims for purported hospice care.

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Hospice News

MARCH 23, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the value-based insurance design demonstration for calendar years 2025 to 2030, including the hospice component. The hospice component of VBID, also called the MA carve-in, launched in 2021 and was originally slated to complete after four years.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The tool is slated for an October 2025 implementation, according to the agency’s 2025 final hospice rule. The tool will replace the Hospice Item Set (HIS) quality reporting system.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 12, 2024

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 hospice care costs have risen faster than any inflation update provided by CMS,” Dombi told Hospice News in an email. “A

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Both organizations bring a rich history and awareness of the challenges and opportunities in home health and hospice care delivery, said Bill Dombi, interim Co-CEO of the NAHC-NHPCO Alliance. The alliance is anticipated to take shape under a new name by January 2025, he indicated. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon).

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Hospice News

MAY 29, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) may not have accounted for the financial and administrative burdens associated with its implementation of the Hospice Outcomes and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) Tool. The tool is slated for an October 2025 implementation, according to the proposed rule.

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Hospice News

APRIL 8, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2025 proposed hospice rule contained requests for information (RFIs) that could signal changes in the agency’s thinking on key issues. Through RFIs, CMS tries to take the pulse of providers’ positions on certain questions that could impact the Medicare Hospice Benefit.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The soon-to-be-implemented hospice Special Focus Program (SFP) from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could produce misinformation that could interfere with access to care. It might make them even fearful about hospice care, which is the last thing we want to see happen.

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Hospice News

JUNE 11, 2024

‘We wish to emphasize that it is not NPHI’s position to oppose all PE associated activity in the hospice market,” the organization indicated in its comments. In 2022, 5,899 hospices provided care to Medicare beneficiaries, up 10% year-over-year, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).

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Hospice News

JULY 23, 2024

Hospice care delivery costs have been on the rise as more seniors with terminal illnesses reach the end of life. Hospice claims represent roughly $24 billion in Medicare spending, according to Dombi. increase in hospice per diems that CMS included in its 2025 proposed rule , Dombi said.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Some individuals also hold management positions at several of these hospices simultaneously. The Hospice Special Focus Program Finalized in the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2024 home health rule, the SFP is set for 2025 implementation. The program, set to begin Jan.

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Hospice News

JUNE 3, 2024

Hospice industry organizations have voiced support for proposed updates to the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys, but raised questions on the implementation timeline. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included the updates in its proposed hospice payment rule for 2025.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Meanwhile, lawmakers unveiled a bill with some of the most significant reforms proposed to date for hospice payment and oversight. Dubbed as the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act, the bill has ignited conversations across the industry about future sustainability, growth and program integrity.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has not responded to congressional concerns about the hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). Set for 2025 implementation, the SFP promises to identify hospices delivering poor quality care and target them for improvement remedies.

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Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2024

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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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Favorable demographics are among the factors that make Missouri an attractive market for hospices. by 2025, up from 13.5% Croix Hospice often looks for markets in which hospice utilization is comparatively low, including historically underserved rural communities, St. . in 2000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

MAY 8, 2024

A bill currently before Congress would extend through 2026 regulatory flexibilities related to telehealth, including the ability to recertify patients for hospice care. If enacted, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, would as of 2025 extend the flexibilities by two years.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2024

The forthcoming end of the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstrative takes effect Dec. Launched in 2021, the carve-in was designed to test coverage of hospice care through Medicare Advantage, as well as coverage of palliative and transitional care.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is currently developing quality measures that will be included in the HOPE tool, which will replace the current Hospice Item Set (HIS). After years of development, the agency in its recent hospice proposed rule indicated that the HOPE tool’s implementation would begin in 2025.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Clinicians have also used virtual visits to assess medication or care plans in real time. Rapid deployment of telemedicine during the PHE also has created “a new pathway” for bringing palliative and hospice care specialists to rural areas, according to authors of a recent report published in the JAMA Health Forum.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The cap is designed to prevent overuse of hospice, put controls on Medicare spending and foster greater access to care among patients. In 2025, this will rise to $34,465. One key to cap management is to find an appropriate mix of long length-of-stay patients and those expected to be in hospice for a shorter time.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Hospice Investors to Watch Hospice merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has seen a cooling period compared to previous record-breaking years in the market. Stakeholders are projecting a more frothy market in 2025, with renewed signs of life among a diverse range of investors and available hospice assets.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2024

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Lindsay Nixon, administrator at Arbor Hospice, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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Hospice News

JUNE 30, 2023

By 2025, their numbers will nearly double, according to the U.S. More patients elect hospice in California than in any other state. The company operates 50 hospice programs across 14 states and in the District of Columbia, with 27 inpatient hospice units nationwide. Census Bureau. year-over-year.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed a new avenue of funding for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with implications for palliative care providers. CMS has announced plans to ensure that 100% of Medicare beneficiaries become aligned with an accountable care entity by 2030.

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NHPCO

MARCH 28, 2024

proposed rate increase for hospices is not enough to support the continued delivery of hospice care amidst rising cost pressures and ongoing workforce constraints affecting hospices nationwide,” said NHPCO COO and Interim CEO, Ben Marcantonio. “To We know that hospice care has demonstrated $3.5

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Looking ahead to 2025, what do you foresee as being different about the hospice industry?

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2024

The 20-patient bed center was the only inpatient hospice facility located in Yakima County, Washington. The health system anticipates the location to remain closed until the end of 2025. The nonprofit has provided hospice care to nearly 3,000 patients at the four-room center since its opening in 2002.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. What do you foresee as being different about the hospice industry looking ahead to 2025? To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link].

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Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2022

. “With the addition of Comfort Hospice of St. Louis Missouri and Grace Hospice of Maumee Ohio, we are poised for expansion throughout the Midwest as we continue our mission of making hospice care more accessible to our communities,” Justin DeWitte, CEO of Residential Hospice, said in a statement.

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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

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Hornyak also discusses how his team partners with providers to address the industry’s most pressing technology challenges and explores the role of data analytics and AI in shaping the future of hospice care. Hospice News: What life and career experiences do you most draw from, in your role today?

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Hospice News

MARCH 19, 2024

The legislation comes at a time of critical need for supportive services, according to Kerry Moss, palliative care division head at Connecticut Children’s. The pediatric provider launched its palliative care services roughly a decade ago, Moss said. The plan would have to be completed by Jan.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Hospice News sat down with providers, advocacy groups, legal experts and other stakeholders to uncover the most significant hospice regulatory trends from this year and their anticipated impacts heading into 2024 and beyond. OIG anticipates the audit’s results to roll out in the fiscal year 2025.

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