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Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Hospice Recertification Via Telehealth

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Carol Miller (R-West Virginia) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) have reintroduced the Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act. If enacted, the bill would allow hospices to conduct face-to-face recertification visits via telehealth. Hospice care exists to provide comfort and compassion during heartbreaking times.

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Reps. Van Duyne, Panetta Introduce Bill to Reform Hospice Special Focus Program

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Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) and Jimmy Panetta (D-California) have introduced a bill that would reform aspects of the hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). 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.

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Hospice CARES Act Would Update Medical Reviews, Seek to Reduce Audits

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The forthcoming Hospice Care Accountability, Reform and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act from U.S. Blumenauer announced the bill in June at the Hospice News Elevate conference in Washington D.C. The post Hospice CARES Act Would Update Medical Reviews, Seek to Reduce Audits appeared first on Hospice News.

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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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Pediatric Hospice Abbey House Gaining Momentum in Texas

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Established in 2019, the foundation began in part with community donations and philanthropic support from a family that received care from pediatric hospice and palliative provider Dell Children’s, part of the nonprofit health system Ascension. Keller Foundation.

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The Alliance Supports Legislation to Fix Hospice Special Focus Program

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The National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care joins the Alliance on behalf of the hospice community to call on Congress and CMS to continue these essential collaborative efforts with stakeholders to fix the SFP so that it accurately identifies the poorest-performing providers, ensuring all hospice patients receive high-quality care.

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Hospice Deals Paying Off for Pennant Group — With More on the Way

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More than 20% of the state’s population will be Medicare eligible by 2027. Because a higher percentage of our patients began hospice care later in the end-of-life period, we continued to experience pressure on our average discharge length of stay throughout much of the first quarter,” Pennant President Brent Guerisoli, said.

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