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Hospice CARE Act Would Create Reimbursement for High-Acuity Hospice Services

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The high-acuity conundrum Seriously ill aging populations lack sufficient options in the nation’s fragmented health care system, with many limited to facility-based care if they do not have caregiver support. If enacted, the bill proposes to reimburse for those services at 200% of the routine home care rate for Fiscal Year 2026.

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A Decade of Palliative Telehealth Utilization Shows Quality Improvement

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These services have also been associated with reduced caregiver burden and better care coordination, particularly for patients in rural, remote and underserved communities, according to the research. It enhances communication, reduces the financial burden of travel and increases patient and caregiver satisfaction.

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Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Recertifications by Telehealth

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A bill currently before Congress would extend through 2026 regulatory flexibilities related to telehealth, including the ability to recertify patients for hospice care. They also found that 88% of patients and caregivers and 78% of providers for telehealth to be as effective as in-person visits. It also includes some exceptions.

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With Telehealth’s Uncertain Future, Hospices Must Be ‘Flexible’

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Congress currently is mulling a bill , the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, that proposes to extend the expiration of regulatory flexibilities tied to telehealth through 2026. Currently set to expire Dec. 31, these waivers included the ability for hospices to recertify patients via telehealth services.

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How the Hospice CARE Act Could Change Respite Services

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A beneficiary and their caregivers’ needs rarely line up neatly with benefit periods, and this imposed limitation could create a new burden for some caregivers.” “Although beneficiaries may currently only use five days of respite at a time, they may use these five consecutive day periods multiple times in a benefit period.

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Palliative Providers Navigate Potential ‘Disastrous’ Impacts Amid Telehealth Uncertainties

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State of telepalliative regulations Congress currently is weighing a bill, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act , that proposes to extend the expiration of regulatory flexibilities tied to telehealth through 2026. Currently set to sunset Dec.

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Research Finds Quality Benefits of Early Telepalliative Access Among Lung Cancer Patients

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However, caregiver participation was lower in the video patient visits compared to in-person care. Researchers did not find differences between the virtual and in-person groups when it came to patient and caregiver satisfaction. Congress is currently mulling legislation that could extend current telehealth regulations through 2026.

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