Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2024

The Alliance hinted that it was inching closer to a leadership decision earlier this month after completing an affiliation in June between the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

He was a hospital floor nurse for years and saw patients that had a real need for care when being discharged, so he and a few of his closest friends decided to engage in the post-acute space, as they had a real love for providing more care in 1-on-1 settings, Mauricio said. I met the owner, Alfred, and we connected very easily.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The cap is designed to prevent overuse of hospice, put controls on Medicare spending and foster greater access to care among patients. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services set the cap at $33,394. If a hospice has a cap liability, they will have to repay that amount to Medicare. For Fiscal Year 2024, the U.S.

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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. This flexibility is always important; there are circumstances where it is invaluable.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Arizona-based MD Home Health has expanded its business lines to include in-clinic care, virtual care and a hospice program. Founded in 1985, the home health company will soon also offer a physician and nurse practitioner house call service and a new remote patient monitoring program.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Sustainability in the palliative care space will in part hinge on more education and training, she said. There is a global shortage of health care professionals. Most palliative programs are primarily run by nurse practitioners and there is a shortage of NPs as well,” Adair said. That may change in the near future.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Lumicare Hospice received its Medicare certification in 2020, according to National Hospice Locator data. among Medicare decedents in 2020, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) reported. The hospice provider serves predominantly urban populations in Houston, Phoenix and Denver. nationwide that year.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) is pushing forward on palliative care growth in 2024 through its innovation arm, Contessa. Contessa’s specialties are high-acuity care in the home, including hospital-at-home and skilled nursing facility-at-home programs. The key with palliative care is the managed care plans.

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

Nikki Davis: I’m a nurse practitioner and have been working in geriatrics and palliative care for about 21 years now. I have spent about 11 years total with Optum and then worked with Aspire, but now I’m currently working with Contessa and Amedisys to help support palliative care at home programs.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Deal volume for non-medical home care companies outstripped that for hospice or home health during the first half of the year. As of the end of Q2, this included 23 deals compared to 17 each for Medicare-certified home health and for hospice, according to a report by M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

(NASDAQ: AMED) has made large investments in expanding access to palliative care, particularly through joint ventures with health systems. For now, Amedisys shows no signs of slowing down on palliative care. This largely determines the frequency of home visits by the interdisciplinary team.

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Hospice News

JUNE 30, 2023

Capital Caring offers palliative services through its Primary Care at Home program. Most of these services are reimbursed by private insurance coverage or through Medicare or Medicaid payment avenues, Cone stated. And also that it’s a service available to those that have no insurance.”

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2024

Current reimbursement structures within the federally established Medicare Hospice Benefit do not sufficiently support the level of care needed in rural-based communities, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). “We House of Representatives’ Ways and MeansCommittee. said during the hearing.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

This year saw regulatory evolutions spurred by program integrity concerns, as well as the introduction of landmark legislation, shifts in reimbursement trends and a change in presidential administration with unknown impacts across the care continuum. Defendants were charged with wire fraud, health care fraud and money laundering.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Home-based care provider Compassus has been on a growth trajectory for several years running – placing hospice and home health at the center of its strategic vision. Compassus provides home health, home infusion, palliative and hospice care across 30 states. What are key pieces of achieving these goals?

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Hospice News

JULY 15, 2022

Anna Loengard to discuss the ways the company has evolved since the merger, including clinical innovation, new approaches to hospice general inpatient care and its growing acute-care-at-home business. We have a palliative care path within our home health organization.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

He turned his attention to health care after immigrating to the United States, where in time he matriculated at the University of Texas in Dallas. To get by, he took a job in the IT department of a nursing home, where he quickly realized that health care technology could use an upgrade.

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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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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. And that means your home health team could include home health aides , skilled nurses , physical therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists or medical social workers.

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2022

Tina Taylor: I’m Tina Taylor, vice president of palliative care at Compassus. I am responsible for our national palliative care programs across the nation. I am an acute care and adult and geriatric certified nurse practitioner. We have 10,000 Americans becoming Medicare-eligible per day.

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AlayaCare

JANUARY 17, 2021

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) , for instance, announced a new strategy to add flexibility to the U.S. heal th-care system outside traditional hospital settings. Patients cared for at home in this model are those who were recently in an emergency department or in an inpatient hospi tal bed.

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Hospice News

JUNE 5, 2023

This article is based on a discussion with Fred Bentley, Managing Director for Medicare Innovation and ATI Advisory, Allison Silvers, Chief of Healthcare Transformation at the Center to Advance Palliative Care and Ryan Klaustermeier, Vice President of Professional Services at Axxess. We spoke earlier about Medicare Advantage.

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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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Traditions Health

OCTOBER 13, 2024

To get hospice care, you must stop breast cancer treatment. Medicare, Medicaid, and most insurance plans cover hospice care, but you should check with your insurance provider to make sure. Most people choose to get hospice care at home. You will also need a referral from your doctor.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 3, 2025

among Medicare decedents in 2023, up more than two percentage points from the prior year, according to recent data from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). The number of hospice care days also saw increases, as did average length of stay and average number of patient visits per week.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The research examined Medicare hospice beneficiary data including timely start of care following patient admission, disenrollment and live discharge rates, volume of patient visits, length of stay and billing claim amounts. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Care Compare site.

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Traditions Health

MARCH 18, 2024

Factors that affect hospital readmission More at risk for readmission when there are so many new considerations around their care at home, it’s important we rally around newly discharged patients to better prepare them—and to help them—in their first several weeks back at home.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The telemedicine extension reflects a growing recognition of the critical role telehealth plays in ensuring timely access to care, particularly in the hospice setting, said Madison Summers, public affairs professional at the National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance). It also includes some exceptions.

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Hospice News

MARCH 11, 2025

Fleece was among several post-acute care leaders who appeared at the hearing, representing home health, hospice, skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation hospitals and other stakeholders. Keeping patients at home prevents costly hospitalizations and reduces strain on the health care system.

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Home Care Pulse

AUGUST 11, 2022

To make matters worse, hospices have lost social worker employees at a faster rate than any other health care setting in the care continuum as turnover rises to 27%. In the last two years alone, more than 6/10 nurses have changed jobs. Do your agency’s professional development opportunities reflect that?

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

was essential to the establishment of the Medicare Hospice Benefit in 1983. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) demonstration project to test the model, leading to passage of a law establishing the benefit during the subsequent Reagan presidency. Regardless of length of stay, hospice saves Medicare roughly $3.5

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

I’m an internist by training and practice for close to 25 years now in a spectrum of medicine from hospital-based care to more recently, geriatrics, hospice, and palliative care. Spano: There’s roughly 52 Medicare Advantage plans that have a VBID offering that covers approximately 10 million American lives today.

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NHPCO

JULY 28, 2023

For Immediate Release July 28, 2023 New Research Shows Hospice Produces Better Outcomes, Lower Medicare Costs (Washington, D.C. billion in Medicare savings in 2019, while also providing multiple benefits to patients, families, and caregivers. With hospice, you can provide that care at home.”

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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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Seasons Hospice

JUNE 28, 2022

Hospice care is a type of medical care that focuses on providing comfort and support to people who are terminally ill. Hospice care can be provided in a variety of settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, and even in patients’ homes. What does home hospice care entail? Flexibility.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Fraudulent operators in the hospice space have misspent millions of Medicare dollars in recent years. The outlook for hospice providers will become increasingly challenging if the unscrupulous billing activity continues, with negative impacts for a swelling aging population with end-of-life care needs, Harrison stated.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 6, 2025

The trend has limited access to hospice services among an already underserved population while also raising concerns around quality and trust in equitable care delivery, according to a recent study. Ensuring access to high-quality hospice and home care in rural communities is critical, Landers said in a statement.

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