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

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If enacted, the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act could open up reimbursement pathways for high-acuity palliative services during a time when demand and costs are rising. The drafted Hospice CARE Act included potential avenues to improve payment for high-acuity palliative treatments.

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How the Hospice CARE Act Could Change Respite Services

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The Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act, if enacted, would make changes to the ways hospices provide respite care. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is in the process of drafting the bill that would represent the most significant reforms to date for hospice payment and oversight.

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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. If a hospice is undergoing a period of enhanced oversight by the U.S. It also includes some exceptions.

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Hospice Groups to CMS: Don’t Rush CAHPS Changes

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Between the 2021 and 2023 reporting period, those rates reached only 29%, according to data cited in comments on the rule by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Association (NHPCO). 1, 2026 at the earliest. This can result in an inaccurate assessment of hospice performance, according to the industry organizations.

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Hospices’ Compliance Outlook a ‘Balancing Act’

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Hospices today are facing one of the most challenging regulatory environments that the industry has seen, according to Pamela Duncan Owens, chief compliance officer of Agape Care. A portfolio company of Ridgemont Equity, the South Carolina-based hospice and palliative provider offers care across nine states.

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Payers to Hospices: Don’t Wait to Start Working with MA Plans

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While they’re getting a lot of feedback from viewers like us and also around the complexities of challenges, it signals that it’s here to stay,” Parvinchiha said at the Hospice News Elevate Conference in Chicago. “I MA has emerged as a powerhouse in health care, with industry-wide implications. SCAN is a $4.3

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NHPCO Examines Hospice Implications of Extension of Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model

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For Immediate Release April 28, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – Earlier this month, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) published details on the extension of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model that may have significant implications for hospice care going forward.