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Coalition ‘Strongly Urges’ Congress to Immortalize Hospice Telehealth Flexibilities

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31, these flexibilities allowed hospices to perform routine home care visits virtually and conduct face-to-face recertification visits. The National Alliance for Care at Home spearheaded the effort. Telehealth flexibilities have yielded benefits for patients and providers, the coalition indicated. Currently set to expire Dec.

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Proposed California Bill Aims For $25 Health Care Worker Minimum Wage

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Hopefully, this proposed legislation will increase the number of professionals entering the field of end-of-life care, thus relieving some pressures from the nursing shortage.” YoloCares raised clinical pay as part of its “expansion strategy” to provide improved access to quality care providers, he indicated.

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‘Detrimental, Unnecessary Chaos’ Looms as Hospice Telehealth Waivers Expire

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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. Losing F2F recertification flexibility would complicate efforts to maintain continuity of care for patients in remote or underserved areas.

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