Hospice News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

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. this summer.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Eden Health of Northern Nevada, dba Eden Hospice, has acquired A Plus Hospice Care in its home state. Through the transaction, A Plus Hospice Care patients will have access to Eden Health’s additional services, including home health, home care and palliative care. Financial terms were undisclosed.

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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 in savings for Medicare in 2019, while providing multiple benefits to patients, families, and caregivers. Hospice stays of six months or more result in savings for Medicare.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

31, these flexibilities allowed hospices to perform routine home care visits virtually and conduct face-to-face recertification visits. The National Alliance for Care at Home spearheaded the effort. Currently set to expire Dec.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 2, 2024

The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) are moving forward on the integration of their combined new organization. We have been very thoughtful about how we brought these two organizations together.

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Hospice News

JUNE 18, 2024

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) have announced the completion of their affiliation agreement. This alliance between NHPCO and NAHC will create the most powerful voice the care at home community has ever had,” Gruber said.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Palliative care’s service, payment propositions Palliative care programs vary widely across the nation, Susan Ponder-Stansel, president and CEO of Florida-based Alivia Care Inc., said at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

As Contessa Health pioneers a growing value-based palliative care-at-home program, they’ve encountered some learning curves when it comes to operating within a new payment system. Contessa is a subsidiary of Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED), which the home health and hospice provider acquired in 2021 for $250 million.

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Melodia Hospice

JUNE 9, 2023

Continuous Care, one of four hospice care options covered by Medicare, is for terminally ill patients. This 24/7 emergency therapy is supplied to the patient’s home for a limited duration. It respects a patient’s decision to stay home by treating the crisis and managing symptoms.

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Hospice News

JULY 17, 2024

Featuring these three service areas was key in designing a care model aimed at meeting patients’ individualized needs, according to Susan Ponder-Stansel, Alivia Care’s president and CEO. Alivia Care emerged in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a broader range of services.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) floated the possibility of a combination in March in light of their existing, highly collaborative working relationship. With extraordinary opportunity comes the challenge of significant obligation.

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NHPCO

AUGUST 26, 2024

Landers brings almost two decades of experience as a physician, executive leader and health policy advocate to The Alliance, which represents care at home and community providers across the country. Dr. Landers has dedicated his career to seeking home- and community-based health care solutions for people of all ages.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

NHPCO is currently integrating into the Alliance, a newly-formed national organization that is combining the two leading organizations supporting the care-at-home community – NHPCO and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). Of all Medicare decedents in CY 2022, 49.1% With 49.1%

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

We think that our alignment with health systems gives us a different, and maybe a little more interesting, view of what the opportunity is with home care, both with hospice and palliative care [and] home health infusion, all part of our strategies with these JVs. We want to address the patient that needs care at home.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Blumenauer’s desire to update the Medicare hospice benefit to address the evolving needs of our country’s aging population while ensuring the sustainability and integrity of the hospice program. As a long-standing champion of hospice care, Rep. The Alliance shares Rep.

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NHPCO

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

For Immediate Release November 06, 2024 (Alexandria, VA and Washington, DC) – The National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance) has endorsed H.R. The SFP was created under the HOSPICE Act which established additional tools for CMS to oversee the Medicare Hospice Benefit.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In recent years, he’s prioritized building new lines of communication with policymakers on driving more care into the home and where technology fits into that movement. Olajide spoke with Hospice News about these efforts at the recent Home Care 100 Conference in Orlando. Could you describe that vision?

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Traditions Health

AUGUST 7, 2023

At its core, home health care is simply a way for us to help people stay safely in their home while managing their health. Who pays for home health? Medicare, Medicare Advantage, VA, and most private insurance plans cover eligible home health services. How do you get started?

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

That setting has had the greatest impact on my mind and heart, but my experiences in home-based primary care, hospice in the home, skilled care and long-term custodial care have enabled me to further develop my professional skillset. What is age-friendly care, and why is it important now?

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

That’s really allowed us to leverage some of that experience in how we work with managed care plans, especially with new solutions and how we can bridge some of these programs together. Daniel Schwartz: It’s a pleasure to be here representing Elara Caring. We are an in-home care company.

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Seasons Hospice

JUNE 28, 2022

This means that hospice care teams work to manage pain and other symptoms so that patients can enjoy their remaining time as much as possible. In addition, hospice care teams provide emotional and spiritual support to both patients and their families. Hospice care is covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance plans.

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Home Care Pulse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 11, 2022

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AlayaCare

JANUARY 17, 2021

These diseases of course are still present; for families and their health-care teams, it’s just become more challenging to manage them. We’re waging ba ttles on multiple fronts – and, like battles before this, our hospitals, governments and home care industry have tried to step up to provide solutions.

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Hospice News

MARCH 8, 2023

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) are exploring opportunities for more formalized collaboration. Recently, this included efforts related to program integrity within the Medicare Hospice Benefit.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

If you are interested in learning more and meeting a community of folks interested in hospital-at-home, check out the hospital-at-home user group at hahusersgroup.org or some of these publications: Hospital-Level Care at Home for Acutely Ill Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Int Med. Would you accept?”

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Among the crucial issues that the incoming administration will likely need to address are the program integrity concerns that have been heating up , according to Dr. Steve Landers, CEO at the National Alliance for Care at Home. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented through its 2024 home health rule.

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