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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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

If enacted, the Enhancing Hospice Oversight and Transparency Act also would increase the penalty for hospices that do not report quality measure data to 10% by 2027, up from 4% currently. NAHC and NHPCO have since combined into the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“We identified numerous indicators of such fraud and abuse by hospice agencies, which typically offer palliative end-of-life care to individuals with medical diagnoses of fewer than six months to live.”. The halt on licensing took effect Jan.

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NHPCO

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

By working together, we can build an oversight system that ensures quality care and guides families toward high-performing hospices, while holding accountable any providers unwilling or unable to meet these standards.” The Alliance brings together two organizations with nearly 90 years of combined experience: NAHC and NHPCO.

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