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The Tangled Web of Pediatric Palliative Care Payment and Policy

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A complex web of state regulations and reimbursement systems can challenge pediatric palliative care access for seriously ill children and their families. Our health care system in the United States is really designed for adult illness care. There’s no consistency.”

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LeadingAge to Congress: Reform Hospice Benefit, Fund Palliative Care

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The Medicare Hospice Benefit should allow some concurrent care, and Congress should support greater access to palliative care, among other reforms, according to LeadingAge. The senior care advocacy organization wrote to Congressional leaders today calling on lawmakers to devote attention to improving the 40-year-old benefit.

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Bristol Hospice Opens 4 De Novos in 7 Days

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We have some core specialty programs here [focused on sleep hygiene, care coordination within facilities and dementia care],” Bristol Hospice CEO Alex Mauricio previously told Hospice News. The company has been a prolific buyer in the M&A market, but more recently has leaned harder into its de novo strategy. “We

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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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NPHI is a national advocacy organization with more than 100 nonprofit advanced illness care providers, including those offering hospice and palliative care services. There he helped to develop standardized approaches to claims analytics, quality measurement and care coordination strategies aimed at improving cost-savings.

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Hospice of the Ozarks Unveils Non-Medical Caregiver Training Program

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The coaching program provides caregivers with guidance on medication management, insurance navigation, transportation, advance care planning and care coordination. We have seen a larger number of seriously ill people struggle with keeping up with the demands of the complexities in health care,” he said. “We

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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

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Dubbed Julia House, the facility will provide inpatient hospice and serve as an outpatient palliative care clinic. Christopher Strzalka, medical director at Julia Hospice & Palliative Care. Julia Hospice & Palliative Care is holding a fundraising event on October 5 to garner support to refuel construction efforts.

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Hosparus Cuts Ribbon on $1.7M Community Center

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This extends the nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider’s Green River location, which cares for patients in five Kentucky counties. “We The Hosparus Health Grief Counseling Center is also located in the facility, offering mental health and bereavement care. . Hosparus Health has cut the ribbon on a $1.7

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