Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Six nonprofit hospice providers recently joined forces to form the Hawaii Palliative and Hospice Care Collaborative. The initiative is an effort to ensure sustainable access amid rising demand for end-of-life and serious illness care. This fell below the national average of 49.1% that year, the Alliance reported.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Investigations have shown that potentially hundreds of newly licensed hospices have bilked Medicare of millions of dollars during the past several years, all while providing egregiously poor care or none at all. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2024 home health rule, the SFP is set for 2025 implementation.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Hospices flagged by the SFP also will be surveyed every six months rather than the current three-year cycle and could face monetary penalties or expulsion from the Medicare program. When it comes to end-of-life care, you only have one chance to get it right,” Van Duyne said in a statement emailed to Hospice News.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Hospices’ public outreach efforts have evolved in recent years, with providers finding new strategies to dispel myths that have long impeded access to care. Nearly half, or 49.1%, of all Medicare decedents utilized hospice services in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Logan Hoover, vice president of policy and government relations for the National Alliance for Care at Home, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News. So that’s where I really started to learn the policies of hospice and palliative care through his work in that space, and his interest in that space.

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Hospice News

MARCH 17, 2025

Congress has passed the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act 2025 (FY2025) , which allowed for continuation of several public health, Medicare and Medicaid authorities and programs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) temporarily instituted waivers during the public health emergency.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Temporary telehealth flexibilities granted during the pandemic have opened up discussions around the future of technology in health care delivery, said Dr. Michael Fratkin, board president at the Institute for Rural Psychedelic Care. Fratkin is also a palliative care specialist at Humboldt Center for New Growth.

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Hospice News

MARCH 7, 2025

As a result of that and because I knew that this is part of my mission, I decided to advocate for representation, to advocate for closing that utilization gap among underserved communities and to advocate for challenging the stigma of care at home. You cant just pick up a model of care and drop it into a different city or region.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Dallas-based home health and hospice provider Intrepid USA Healthcare Services’ geographic footprint spans 66 locations in 14 states. Intrepid has two locations in Beaumont, Texas, where the company provides home-based hospice, palliative and supportive care services. Seniors 65 and older represent 18.4% Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

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. The M&A advisory firm Agenda Health consulted on the deal. About 17.4% of Nevada’s 3.1 Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Limited pathways to reimbursement and workforce shortages are the largest hurdles for growth among community-based palliative care programs. Some providers have a learning curve around the complex process of working out payer contracts and sustainable business models for their community-based palliative care programs, according to Goldstein.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

We also only acquire companies who are already leading class in terms of patient care. Good Samaritan Societys hospice program includes pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual care, palliative care and other home-based services. Good Samaritans geographic footprint spans 15 states, including Texas.

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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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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Interest has mounted in the palliative care arena, but building and sustaining these services requires stronger reimbursement and workforce resources. But insufficient payment pathways represent a large hurdle for palliative care’s growth potential, Kulik said. “If That makes palliative care’s outlook good.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Want to read more palliative care-focused content like this? Subscribe to Palliative Care News today ! Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) is pushing forward on palliative care growth in 2024 through its innovation arm, Contessa. For now, Amedisys shows no signs of slowing down on palliative care. million beneficiaries.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2022

I think the last area that’s been important to us to recruit outside of our physicians, and our nurse practitioners have been in our palliative medicine area and our primary care practice. Why is it important to reduce that dependence on Medicare reimbursement? We have really focused on education and advocacy.

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Hospice News

JUNE 30, 2023

Raising philanthropic funding is often vital to nonprofit palliative care providers. But to attract donors, operators must be prepared to communicate their value proposition, according to Steve Cone, chief communications officer at Capital Caring Health. It’s cheaper to provide palliative care than a hospitalization.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

White Medicare decedents have long represented the vast majority of individuals utilizing the hospice benefit, though other racial and ethnic groups have seen improvement. among Hispanic populations in 2022, the largest increase across all minority groups that year, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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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. population ages and consumer preferences continue to shift to home-based care,” the company noted in the filing. “Our

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2023

This article is based on a discussion with Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart and Nikki Davis, Vice President of Palliative Care Programs at Contessa Health. The conversation took place on April 20, 2023, during the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference. The article below has been edited for length and clarity.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) has introduced the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, which, if enacted, could revolutionize the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Hospice News photo by Merz Photography. The Alliance shares Rep. The Alliance appreciates Rep.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

(Nasdaq: AMED) has repeatedly voiced its enthusiasm for its palliative care business in early 2023. On Wednesday, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based Amedisys announced a new agreement with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to deliver home-based palliative care to the insurer’s millions of members. million members overall.

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Hospice News

JULY 15, 2022

Home-based care provider AccentCare has been busy since its merger with Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, exploring new technologies and care delivery strategies, as well as expanding business lines. To what extent do these programs collaborate with your hospice and palliative care teams?

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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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Hospice News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A coalition of hospice, home health and palliative care organizations has called on Congress to extend temporary telehealth flexibilities implemented during the pandemic. Doing so would help ensure continued access to quality care among vulnerable patient populations, according to the organizations. Currently set to expire Dec.

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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. Photo courtesy of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 11, 2024

While hospice care remains a cornerstone of our mission, this rebrand enables us to better represent the full spectrum of services we provide, including palliative care and grief support. In addition to hospice, MiraSol offers community-based palliative care and counseling services.

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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

This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Daniel Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer at Elara Caring, Devin Woodley, VP of Managed Care Contracting and B2B Sales at VNS Health, Gavin Baumgardner, VP and National Medical Director for Complex and Palliative care at Amedisys, and Anthony Spano, Director of Client Development at Netsmart.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Leading concerns in the industry include the bill’s suggested regulatory reforms to address program integrity in the hospice industry, along with potential changes to reimbursement, caregiver support and palliative care payment pathways. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) introduced the Hospice CARE Act last month. this summer.

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Hospice News

JULY 17, 2024

Dubbed Alivia Care @ Home, its services include home health, private duty and supportive care (community-based palliative care). 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.

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Hospice News

JUNE 9, 2022

This article is based on a Palliative Care conference Q&A with Tina Taylor, Vice President of Palliative Care Compassus and Christina Andrews, Director of Professional Services at Axxess. Can you each introduce yourselves from your experience in palliative care, and walk us through what each of your roles are?

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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

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

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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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Given the critical role of family caregivers in home-based care, hospices have a vested interest in expanding their access to support. Families caring for seriously ill loved ones face systemic barriers that could threaten patients’ ability to receive care at home, including at the end of life. In 2010, the U.S.

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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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