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

Hospice News

“The challenge with a bill like this is going to be in how to write the regulations on things like palliative and transitional care – that’s a huge opportunity,” Ponder-Stansel told Hospice News at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas. 1, 2026 through Sep.

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Coalition ‘Strongly Urges’ Congress to Immortalize Hospice Telehealth Flexibilities

Hospice News

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. Congress is currently mulling legislation that could extend current telehealth regulations through 2026.

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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. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, CMS allowed hospices to perform routine home care visits virtually, as well as conduct face-to-face recertification visits.

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How the Hospice CARE Act Could Change Respite Services

Hospice News

Some stakeholders in the hospice space have spoken out against the potential new limitations on respite care, including the NAHC-NHPCO Alliance. This is the temporary name of the recently combined National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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2025 Could See Uptick in Hospice M&A, Less ‘Deal Fatigue’

Hospice News

Hospices seeking a potential sale have varying “playbooks” for how a deal is structured, weighing many operational and financial considerations alongside care delivery impacts, Warren said at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas.

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Hospice Groups to CMS: Don’t Rush CAHPS Changes

Hospice News

One key concern about the timeline is the need for vendors to develop updated electronic medical record (EMR) systems as well as methods of collecting the data, according to Katy Barnett, director of home care and hospice operations for LeadingAge. “We 1, 2026 at the earliest.

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Giving thanks this National Home Care and Hospice Month

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Unfortunately, for many home health-care workers, the care they provide can often be somewhat thankless. AlayaCare is proud to support National Home Care and Hospice Month to recognize the thousands of care workers who give so much of their time and energy to make a real difference in the lives of patients.

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