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Hospice News
MAY 30, 2025
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) late last year unveiled its new Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM). 1, 2026 and run through Dec. Participation in the model will be mandatory for select hospitals. The program is set to launch on Jan.
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.)
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Hospice News
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Telehealth is an effective means of conducting these administrative visits without increasing Medicare costs,” the coalition stated in its letter to Congress. Congress is currently mulling legislation that could extend current telehealth regulations through 2026. The bill has since stalled on the U.S. “It
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 1, 2024
According to the draft, the establishment of a 15-day transitional inpatient respite period can be used to help eligible patients transition into hospice care sooner from a hospital stay rather than choosing to first go to a skilled nursing facility. These care days would would also count toward the hospice’s payment cap.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Palliative services that address patients social needs, manage their pain and symptoms and provide caregiver support have increasingly become critical aspects of value-based payment demonstrations coming out of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), she said. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
APRIL 24, 2025
At one skilled nursing facility in central Kentucky, the raised beds along the patio are just waiting, freshly filled with composted soil for residents to gently place herb starters and tomato plants in rows. This simple act, planting a garden, has become a symbol of more than fresh produce for many skilled nursing communities.
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