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Hospice News
DECEMBER 17, 2024
This could be interpreted as a signal of interest in retaining some of these flexibilities into the future, according to Katy Barnett, director of home care and hospice operations and policy at LeadingAge. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), they would not be able to recertify via telehealth.
Hospice News
AUGUST 19, 2024
Earl Blumenaur (D-Oregon) and announced in June at the Hospice News Elevate conference, the bill proposed massive reimbursement and regulatory changes to the Medicare Hospice Benefit. The drafted Hospice CARE Act included potential avenues to improve payment for high-acuity palliative treatments. 1, 2026 through Sep.
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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. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), they would not be able to recertify via telehealth. It also includes some exceptions. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)
Hospice News
OCTOBER 3, 2024
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.
Hospice News
JUNE 3, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included the updates in its proposed hospice payment rule for 2025. 1, 2026 at the earliest. If finalized as written, the changes would take effect in January 2025. Performance on these surveys is crucial as more payers and consumers use public quality data to choose a hospice.
Hospice News
AUGUST 22, 2024
More founders who began their organizations when the Medicare Hospice Benefit was established in the 1980s are reaching retirement. If you’re looking to buy or thinking about growing, now is probably a good time, because the conditions will be more fitful toward sellers coming into 2025 and then 2026,” Kulik said.
Hospice News
AUGUST 1, 2024
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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