Hospice News

AUGUST 19, 2024

Having stronger community-based palliative care reimbursement could help hospice providers improve access, utilization and outcomes, according to Susan Ponder-Stansel, president and CEO of Florida-based Alivia Care. The drafted Hospice CARE Act included potential avenues to improve payment for high-acuity palliative treatments.

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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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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. People would suffer. Currently set to sunset Dec.

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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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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 News

JUNE 3, 2024

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. Behind the changes is a desire to increase response rates, which have been declining.

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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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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 enacted, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, would as of 2025 extend the flexibilities by two years. It also includes some exceptions.

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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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EAPC (European Association of Palliative Care)

MAY 7, 2025

EAPC has launched the call for proposals for Themed Sessions for the 20th World Congress in Prague (14-16 May 2026). The post Palliative Care Research from strong foundations to new horizons appeared first on EAPC. All information about the call is available on thispage.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2025

Addus president, COO retires Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) President and COO Brad Bickham recently announced his retirement, effective March 2026. The Maryland-based hospice and palliative care provider has announced the retirement of Shauna Chabot, its chief advancement officer, effective April 15.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

I feel also signals that they’re probably not going to roll out mandatory [participation] as they were expecting to, we’ve heard, in 2026, potentially.” MA has emerged as a powerhouse in health care, with industry-wide implications. CMS requires MA plans to ensure they are working with providers of high-quality care.

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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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Hospice News

JUNE 27, 2024

Legislators have recently introduced a bill , the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital and Ambulance Access Act, which proposes to extend the flexibilities through 2026. If enacted, the legislation could allow hospices more time to assess the impacts of telehealth utilization and steer their future care delivery approaches.

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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. Same with hospice, either we provide the palliative care and hospice-type services, or we contract with the hospice to provide it. There are a lot of similarities.

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NHPCO

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 (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

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. NINR currently houses the Office of End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Temporary telehealth flexibilities granted during the pandemic have opened up discussions around the future of technology in health care delivery, said Dr. Michael Fratkin, board president at the Institute for Rural Psychedelic Care. Fratkin is also a palliative care specialist at Humboldt Center for New Growth.

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GeriPal

APRIL 3, 2025

I will always, as always, say, you know, you’re welcome to do this in 2026. I honestly thought probably not for 2026 because it’s virtual. Nancy Lundeberg and Annie Medina-Walpole appeared first on A Geriatrics and Palliative Care Podcast for Every Healthcare Professional. Of course. We will step aside.

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Hospice News

MAY 13, 2024

Health care professionals surveyed included hospice nurses and administrators, as well as oncology and palliative care clinicians. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allowed hospices to perform routine home care visits virtually, as well as face-to-face recertification visits.

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Home Care Pulse

DECEMBER 20, 2022

She’s worked in hospice and palliative care for more than 20 years. Jennifer is a member of Ana’s National Palliative Nursing Task Group, and has been honored by the UK’s St. Christopher’s Hospice as a nursing pioneer for their palliative care nursing project.

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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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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The program also has a palliative care component. Participating providers must offer palliative care to remain in the program. Medicare Advantage plans have the option to cover palliative care as a supplemental benefit. By 2026, we’ll run out of money,” Seema Verma, who served as U.S.

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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

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