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HHS OIG: Greater Oversight Needed Among New Hospices

Hospice News

APRIL 28, 2025

Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is readying to unveil a new report that will unveil common billing trends among potentially fraudulent newly licensed hospices. It will examine potential red flags of fraud, waste and abuse among newly enrolled Medicare hospice providers claims data.

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New Pediatric Center Aims to Improve Patient, Family Support

Hospice News

JANUARY 23, 2025

The Foundation of Community Hospice & Palliative Care is fueling the launch of a new pediatric center in northern Florida that will support serious and terminally ill youths and their families. The building is going to offer a sense of community for our kids care families, Tuttle told Hospice News.

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Care Synergy Forms DME Joint Venture with RCC Medical Equipment

Hospice News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The Colorado-based hospice provider collaborative Care Synergy has formed a joint venture with RCC Medical Equipment Co. This includes patients of Care Synergys affiliates. Care Synergy emerged in 2021 as a regional collaborative of hospice companies.

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3 Key Hospice Technology Trends

Hospice News

JANUARY 31, 2025

Hospices see improved quality and operational efficiency as their biggest return on technology investments in three key areas. Keeping pace with the evolving technology landscape can be pivotal for hospices sustainability as rising demand pressurizes workforces, Pathek indicated. AccentCare, Agape Care Group and St.

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

Hospice News

AUGUST 19, 2024

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. 1, 2026 through Sep. Developed by U.S. This would be effective Oct.

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BoldAGE CMO Glenn Meyers: PACE Is Palliative Care

Hospice News

AUGUST 19, 2024

Palliative care is integral to Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) programs, according to Dr. Glenn Meyers, who was recently promoted to chief medical officer of BoldAge PACE. New Jersey-headquartered BoldAge emerged last year, established by a group of former hospice and home health leaders.

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Coalition ‘Strongly Urges’ Congress to Immortalize Hospice Telehealth Flexibilities

Hospice News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A coalition of hospice, home health and palliative care organizations has called on Congress to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities implemented during the pandemic. Doing so would help ensure continued access to quality care among vulnerable patient populations, according to the organizations.

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Hospice Groups to CMS: Don’t Rush CAHPS Changes

Hospice News

JUNE 3, 2024

Hospice industry organizations have voiced support for proposed updates to the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys, but raised questions on the implementation timeline. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included the updates in its proposed hospice payment rule for 2025.

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2024’s Palliative Care Payment Trends Provide ‘Plethora of Data’ for Future Policymaking

Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

The varied routes of palliative care payment trends taking shape in todays reimbursement landscape could have significant effects on the future outlook of sustainability and access to these services. Also playing a role in palliative care is the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), established through the Affordable Care Act.

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Hospice Executives Retire as New Leaders Rise

Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2025

A few hospice executives have recently announced their retirement as new leaders step forward at a number of organizations. Addus president, COO retires Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) President and COO Brad Bickham recently announced his retirement, effective March 2026.

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How the Hospice CARE Act Could Change Respite Services

Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2024

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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A Decade of Palliative Telehealth Utilization Shows Quality Improvement

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Telehealth utilization for palliative care during the last decade has been associated with improved quality of life, patient satisfaction and symptom management. Researchers included palliative care professionals and educators at medical colleges and hospitals in India. The analysis comes at a time when current U.S.

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Study: Outpatients Prefer Palliative Telehealth over Clinic Visits

Hospice News

MAY 10, 2024

Patients with advanced cancer prefer to receive palliative care via telehealth rather than visiting a clinic, a recent study has found. After the public health emergency ended, 61% of those patients still maintained a preference for virtual care, according to the research published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.

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Palliative Providers Navigate Potential ‘Disastrous’ Impacts Amid Telehealth Uncertainties

Hospice News

JUNE 4, 2024

Telehealth’s value proposition is building in the palliative care realm as regulators mull policies around future utilization, leaving providers to navigate uncertain and potentially difficult challenges among patients. 31, these waivers included the ability for hospices to recertify patients via telehealth services.

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Former Hospice Leaders Building National PACE Platform BoldAge

Hospice News

MAY 20, 2024

A group of former hospice and home health leaders have gone all-in on Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) with the launch of an emerging company. Why is PACE an attractive model for home health and hospice companies? Now I would say that PACE is more where hospice was in the 90s. It just makes sense.

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

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Over time, Medicare Advantage plans will likely have a greater presence as hospice payers, and now is the time for providers to build relationships those organizations. Originally slated to end in 2024, CMS recently extended the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) to 2023. SCAN is a $4.3

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Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Recertifications by Telehealth

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

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Hospices’ Compliance Outlook a ‘Balancing Act’

Hospice News

JUNE 27, 2024

The future outlook of hospice compliance is a mixed bag of uncertainty as program integrity oversight heats up alongside evolutions in telehealth regulation. 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.

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Research Finds Quality Benefits of Early Telepalliative Access Among Lung Cancer Patients

Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Virtual palliative services can be as effective as in-person care in helping to improve quality of life among patients with lung cancer, recent research has found. The] findings underscore the potential to increase access to evidence-based early palliative care through telehealth delivery.”

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

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The proposed legislation in California ibrings attention to the value of health care workers and the need to attract more professionals to the field amid rising demand – especially nurses in senior services, according to Craig Dresang, CEO of California-based YoloCares. After that, the minimum wage would be indexed around inflation or 3.5%.

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

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APRIL 28, 2023

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.

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AAHPM Monthly Wrap Up – December 2021

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JANUARY 6, 2022

The Annual Assembly of Hospice and Palliative Care will be taking place February 9-12, 2022. Outstanding research for State of the Science in Hospice and Palliative Care research symposium has been selected for inclusion in the program. View the research sessions and schedule.

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

Hospice News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

These evolving regulations have hospices concerned that a lack of virtual access to their services could have significant impacts on quality and health disparities. Fratkin is also a palliative care specialist at Humboldt Center for New Growth.

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Key Research Trends: Telehealth Impacts, Global Gaps in Hospice, Goal-Concordant Care

Hospice News

MAY 13, 2024

Research trends can help hospice providers improve their understanding around the impacts of their services and where quality gaps may exist. Research on global and national levels can play an important role in the ability to understand issues around hospice utilization and disparities. Congress extended the flexibility through Dec.

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Ep.8: What Providers Need to Know About the Hospice Quality Reporting Program

Home Care Pulse

DECEMBER 20, 2022

8: What Providers Need to Know About the Hospice Quality Reporting Program Dr. Jennifer Kennedy, Vice President of Quality & Standards at CHAP, discusses what CMS's Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) means for the care continuum as a whole, and the most important things for providers to be aware of.

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SCAN Group Launches Customized MA Plans for Women, Chronically Ill Patients

Hospice News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

More Medicare Advantage organizations are developing customized plans for patients with special needs, including for those who may need palliative care or are nearing the end of life. Gender disparities also exist when it comes to end-of-life and palliative care, a 2023 study in the Journal of Palliative Care found.

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Hospices Likely to Keep Moving Towards Value-Based Care

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Hospices have taken their first steps towards value-based reimbursement during the past two years, but signs point to a long journey ahead. Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation is currently testing coverage of hospice care through Medicare Advantage through the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) program.

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CMS Gives Notice of 4.3% Pay Hike for Medicare Advantage Plans

Hospice News

JANUARY 13, 2025

in 2026, but implementation will depend on what happens with the new presidential administration. Though Medicare Advantage does not cover hospice care, many providers depend on MA payments for other programs like palliative care, among others. CMS expects to spend $9.2 The post CMS Gives Notice of 4.3%

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HHS OIG: Greater Oversight Needed Among New Hospices

New Pediatric Center Aims to Improve Patient, Family Support

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Care Synergy Forms DME Joint Venture with RCC Medical Equipment

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

BoldAGE CMO Glenn Meyers: PACE Is Palliative Care

Coalition ‘Strongly Urges’ Congress to Immortalize Hospice Telehealth Flexibilities

Hospice Groups to CMS: Don’t Rush CAHPS Changes

2024’s Palliative Care Payment Trends Provide ‘Plethora of Data’ for Future Policymaking

Hospice Executives Retire as New Leaders Rise

How the Hospice CARE Act Could Change Respite Services

A Decade of Palliative Telehealth Utilization Shows Quality Improvement

Study: Outpatients Prefer Palliative Telehealth over Clinic Visits

Palliative Providers Navigate Potential ‘Disastrous’ Impacts Amid Telehealth Uncertainties

Former Hospice Leaders Building National PACE Platform BoldAge

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

Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Recertifications by Telehealth

Hospices’ Compliance Outlook a ‘Balancing Act’

Research Finds Quality Benefits of Early Telepalliative Access Among Lung Cancer Patients

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

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

AAHPM Monthly Wrap Up – December 2021

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

Key Research Trends: Telehealth Impacts, Global Gaps in Hospice, Goal-Concordant Care

Ep.8: What Providers Need to Know About the Hospice Quality Reporting Program

SCAN Group Launches Customized MA Plans for Women, Chronically Ill Patients

Hospices Likely to Keep Moving Towards Value-Based Care

CMS Gives Notice of 4.3% Pay Hike for Medicare Advantage Plans

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