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Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024
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.
Hospice News
JUNE 4, 2024
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. People would suffer. Currently set to sunset Dec.
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Hospice News
AUGUST 19, 2024
Currently in a discussion draft phase, the bill includes ways for hospice providers to have clearer definitions and improved payment for more intensive forms of palliation, such as radiation therapy, blood transfusions or dialysis, among others. 1, 2026 through Sep. Developed by U.S. This would be effective Oct.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 4, 2024
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.
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. 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.
Hospice News
AUGUST 1, 2024
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.” Some stakeholders in the hospice space have spoken out against the potential new limitations on respite care, including the NAHC-NHPCO Alliance. It would also require the U.S.
NHPCO
APRIL 28, 2023
Limiting patient choice: The VBID extension gives MA Organizations the ability to limit the hospice choices available to their plan enrollees starting in 2026. In response, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) shared the following analysis of some key details contained in the CMS fact sheet.
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