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How to Diversify Services Within the Medicare Hospice Benefit

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Even if you aren’t ready yet to step outside of the hospice box, diversification is possible within the hospice payment system. These types of programs have proliferated among hospice companies in recent years. The hospice and palliative care provider VIA Health has long invested in disease-specific programs.

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Top Hospice Trends to Watch in 2025

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In human terms, this means that millions of terminally ill patients will receive compassionate, person-centered care at the end of their lives. The prior two years also saw some earnings stabilization among publicly traded companies. The Connecticut Hospice Inc. This trend will likely also fuel more acquisitions.

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VITAS Earns AHA Heart Failure Certification Across 56 Markets

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The certification reflects a growing trend of hospices pursuing disease-specific certifications or programs as a way of diversifying their services within the Medicare Hospice Benefit. VITAS is the first national hospice company to earn the AHA certification, though some local and regional hospices have done so.

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Why Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living Operators Invest in Home-Based Hospice Programs

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“If you think about how they’ve taken on strains in their capacity, these post-acute services – home health and hospice – they can get patients out of very expensive settings,” Klementz told Hospice News at the Home Care 100 Conference.