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Diverse Utilization, Cost Trends Shaping Hospice Care Delivery

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New trends in hospice care delivery are pointing to a growing need for improved equitable access and diversified services that address a broader range of disease-specific patient needs. Hospice providers have been expanding the depth of their interdisciplinary disease-specific programs to meet that need, Ware said.

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Eden Health Acquires A Plus Hospice Care

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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. Census Bureau.

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New HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Pledges Support for Quality End-of-Life Care

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I will work with the CMS Administrator to take a holistic look at the care of those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid to ensure that the two programs are working to keep the dually eligible healthy while achieving transparency, accountability and access, Kennedy said in the Senate hearing.

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Dole Act Could Give Veterans Greater Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

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A reasonable chance exists that the bill will be approved by both chambers this year, according to Madison Summers, manager of public affairs for the National Alliance for Care at Home. “It However, when a veteran transitions from a VA facility to hospice, they lose access to that benefit.

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House Passes Gerald’s Law to Establish Burial Benefits for Veterans in Hospice

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However, when a veteran transitions from a VA facility to hospice, they lose access to that benefit. This is even the case when hospice care is provided by the VA itself. Gerald’s Law would institute those benefits for those veterans who die in hospice.

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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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Future Leaders: Logan Hoover, VP, Policy and Government Relations, National Alliance for Care at Home

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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. In a word, how would you describe the future of hospice? To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link].