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Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Hospice Recertification Via Telehealth

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The National Alliance for Care at Home has endorsed the new bill. Further, the Alliance supports the program integrity measures included in this bill to root out bad actors abusing the Medicare Hospice Benefit while still ensuring patient care is not limited.

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Hospice Researchers Seek to Untangle Possible Relationships Between Tax Status and Outcomes

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CMS, in its efforts to catch fraudulent providers casts a wide audit net that often ensnares hospices who aim to operate ethically and prioritize patient care,” Harrison said. For the providers, the audit process is cumbersome, adding significant costs, time, and burdens that ultimately take time away from patient care.”

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‘Detrimental, Unnecessary Chaos’ Looms as Hospice Telehealth Waivers Expire

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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).

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New Day Healthcare Acquires Christian Senior Care Services

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Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents 52.23% in Texas in 2022, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. We found the best partner for Christian Senior Care Services to work with moving forward, said Quintin Faison, founder of Christian Senior Care Services, in a statement. Census Bureau.

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New Day Healthcare Acquires Good Samaritan Society’s Hospice Operations

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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. Seniors 65 and older represent 13.8% Census Bureau.

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Hospice Organizations Appoint New Leadership, VPs

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The nonprofit health system has provided care across southern Florida for nearly 40 years and has an average daily census of more than 7,500 patients. Levy previously held the same role at Amedisys (Nasdaq: AMED), holding leadership positions in government affairs for nearly a decade at the large hospice and home health company.

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How Today’s Hospice Fraud Could Warp Tomorrow’s Reimbursement Outlook

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At some point a provider is going to have to pick up those patientscare, and that’s a hard financial impact on sustainability.” “Those beneficiaries will need hospice at some point, even though they were enrolled fraudulently,” Clark told Hospice News. “At

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