Hospice News

MAY 28, 2025

A key provision of the bill is a proposed requirement that MA plans pay for hospice care. Hospice is currently carved out of Medicare Advantage. The potential impacts of moving hospice into MA at this time would be devastating, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2025

Our goal is simple: to make sure families living with Alzheimers and related dementias have the information, support and care they need when they need it most, Paige Powell, sales support manager for Family Hospice, told Hospice News in an email. Family Hospice was founded by Jack Draughon and Mark Kimsey three years ago.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 28, 2025

He was also a member of the Palliative and End-of-Life Care Standing Committee at the National Quality Forum. Catholic Hospice Taps New Executive Director Florida-based Catholic Hospice has appointed Diana Smith-Lopez as its new executive director. He also served as an advisor at Acclivity Health Solutions Inc.

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2025

Rising demand for end-of-life care is pushing hospice growth opportunities to the forefront in value-based reimbursement. More payers in this arena are increasingly recognizing the depth of potential beneficial outcomes when it comes to collaborative hospice partnerships.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The location will serve as a hub for staff providing hospice services across Pasco County, where seniors 65 and older represent 21.8% The expansion is driven by growing demand for end-of-life care in the northern Tampa Bay area, according to Jalisha Wynn, general manager for VITAS. “At Census Bureau reported.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Meanwhile, lawmakers unveiled a bill with some of the most significant reforms proposed to date for hospice payment and oversight. Dubbed as the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act, the bill has ignited conversations across the industry about future sustainability, growth and program integrity.

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2024

Calls are growing louder for Congress to build stronger reimbursement and workforce incentives aimed at improving the availability and sustainability of rural-based end-of-life care. Rural-based hospice providers face a range of challenges to improve access among their underserved patient populations.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2022

These are hospices that are fraudulently billing for hospice services that many times were never delivered. Patients and families are having terrible end-of-life care experiences, or no experience at all. When they enter hospice, many don’t really understand what to expect until they really get into it.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. Amy Rose, director of palliative products for Axxess, has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News.

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Hospice News

MAY 21, 2025

David Schweikert (R-Arizona) has introduced the Medicare Advantage Reform Act, which among other provisions would require health plans to pay for hospice care. The potential impacts of moving hospice into Medicare Advantage at this time would be devastating, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

100-years-old, passed away Sunday evening in his home where he had been receiving hospice care. Prior to these efforts, hospice care was delivered predominantly by volunteers who relied on philanthropy to operate. Last night, a farmer died in Georgia, leaving a legacy as long as a comets tail. James Earl Carter Jr.,

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AT Home Care & Hospice

MAY 23, 2023

Our care providers focus on the following: Hospital-to-home transition following an illness or injury Patient and caregiver education Managing chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, pulmonary disease, or kidney disease What Is Hospice Care?

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Hospice News

MAY 27, 2025

Building stronger relationships and trust among underserved populations is key to breaking down barriers to hospice care. Having multiple, transparent communication avenues can help hospice develop trust. The report was developed based on a series of nationwide surveys conducted by the consulting firm Transcend Strategy Group.

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Hospice News

MAY 23, 2025

Common legislative threads One national study found that an estimated 45% of pediatric palliative care patients receive home-based services within one year of death, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. Marcum is also the founder of the nonprofit Sarah House, a pediatric respite and end-of-life care center.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Photo by Hospice News Photo by Hospice News 2025 Outlook Survey Results by Hospice News and Homecare Homebase. News ways of breaking down old barriers The difficulty of spreading accurate information about hospice care delivery has long plagued providers. NYSE: EHAB).

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The data come at a time when hospices are striving to better understand how to improve those groups’ end-of-life trajectories. Technology utilization has gained momentum in health care, including in hospice care delivery. Coupled with the telehealth disparities are inequities pertaining to hospice care.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Prolific health disparities have driven hospices to implement various strategies to improve diversity, equity and inclusion among underserved patient populations. White Medicare decedents have long represented the vast majority of individuals utilizing the hospice benefit, though other racial and ethnic groups have seen improvement.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Nearly half, or 49.1%, of all Medicare decedents utilized hospice services in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. National hospice utilization rates have hovered around this vicinity for the past decade, with 44% of decedents receiving these services in 2010, the Alliance report found.

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NHPCO

MARCH 21, 2023

For Immediate Release March 22, 2023 New Research Shows Hospice Care Reduces Medicare Costs Hospice Care Contributed to $3.5 billion less than it would have been had they not received hospice care. In the last year of life, the total costs of care to Medicare for beneficiaries who used hospice was 3.1

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Facts and Figures – the leading resource for hospice providers and others interested in understanding the work of the community – has been published annually for over two decades by NHPCO. This year COVID-19 continued to impact patient care as COVID-19 waivers were still in place through May 2023. With 49.1%

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NHPCO

JULY 28, 2023

Joseph Shega, Chief Medical Office at Vitas; and Susan Lloyd, CEO of Delaware Hospice, related their vast experience with hospice care, extolling its benefit for patients and their loved ones, and also shared findings which prove that longer hospice stays equate to greater savings for taxpayers and overall, better experiences for patients.

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Traditions Health

MAY 6, 2024

Home health care, when a health provider comes to your loved one’s home to provide professional care, can be a great option for patients who are recovering from a stroke. For patients with terminal health problems after a stroke, hospice care may be an alternative to provide palliative, end-of-life care.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 22, 2024

What opportunities for innovation do you see in today’s health care system relative to palliative care? We need places to allow patients to live in a dignified way when care at home is not possible and the acute care facility is not an option.

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Seasons Hospice

JUNE 28, 2022

There are plenty of ways to get care and support while making sure that everyone involved is taken care of. One of the biggest support systems is hospice care. Hospice care is a type of medical care that focuses on providing comfort and support to people who are terminally ill.

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 19, 2023

President and the first known President to utilize the Medicare Hospice Benefit. While in office, the Carter administration tested hospice care as a model, which later led to the Medicare Hospice Benefit we know today. At 99, former President Jimmy Carter is the longest living U.S.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Fraudulent hospice billing practices are slowing growth among legitimate providers and impairing their ability to enhance quality care delivery, said Patrick Harrison, senior director of regulatory and compliance at the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

MARCH 11, 2025

Additionally, by holding hospices accountable for demonstrating quality through these measures, overall standards should improve. While the added administrative burden is unavoidable, this shift ultimately represents a step forwardone that strengthens hospice care for everyone involved.

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