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The Hospice CARE Act’s Potential to ‘Dramatically Reshape’ End-of-Life Care Delivery

Hospice News

Transforming hospice policy The Medicare Hospice Benefit has remained largely unchanged since its establishment in 1983. Nearly half (49.1%) of all Medicare descendants utilized hospice services in 2022, which was a similar rate to prior years, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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How Hospice, Behavioral Health May Cross Paths

Hospice News

billion by 2029, a rise from $76.44 Chicago-based Oak Street Health consists of a network of value-based primary care facilities that serve upwards of 145,000 Medicare beneficiaries across 21 states. The hospice market is expected to nearly double in the next decade, reaching $64.7 billion in 2030 from $34.5

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Inflation Reduction Act Imposes Prescription Drug Pricing Reforms

Healthcare Law Insights blog

The Act includes provisions targeting Medicare prescription drug costs, which could have wide-ranging effects for any party involved in the pharmaceutical industry, including drug developers, researchers, manufacturers, distributors, insurance companies, pharmacy associations and consumers. Small Biotech” drugs are also excluded until 2029.

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