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Aveanna ‘Bullish’ on Hospice, Home Health Growth Despite 2024 Shortfall

Hospice News

The company provides adult and pediatric health care including home health, hospice, private duty nursing and medical solutions, among other services. Think of us as being a tuck-in oriented acquirer in 2025 and 2026 Shaner said during Thursdays earnings call. Atlanta-headquartered Aveannas geographic footprint spans 34 states.

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How the Hospice CARE Act Could Change Respite Services

Hospice News

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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Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Recertifications by Telehealth

Hospice News

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’

Hospice News

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. Our nurses can be a lot more productive and operate from one place and field an inquiry for a patient. Currently set to expire Dec.

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Rooted in wellness: A therapist’s role in Medicare’s nutritional focus

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

At one skilled nursing facility in central Kentucky, the raised beds along the patio are just waiting, freshly filled with composted soil for residents to gently place herb starters and tomato plants in rows. This simple act, planting a garden, has become a symbol of more than fresh produce for many skilled nursing communities.

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Hospice Executives Retire as New Leaders Rise

Hospice News

Addus president, COO retires Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) President and COO Brad Bickham recently announced his retirement, effective March 2026. The nonprofit hospice offers bereavement care, caregiver resources and supportive care for pediatric populations.

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2024’s Palliative Care Payment Trends Provide ‘Plethora of Data’ for Future Policymaking

Hospice News

Palliative services that address patients social needs, manage their pain and symptoms and provide caregiver support have increasingly become critical aspects of value-based payment demonstrations coming out of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), she said. CMS also finalized a nearly 2.9%