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Humana, Thyme Care Partnership to Expand Access to Palliative Care

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(NYSE: HUM) and Thyme Care promises to expand access to palliative care among the oncology care companys patient population. The value-based agreement contracts Thyme Care with Humana Medicare Advantage plans, giving them access to their beneficiaries.

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Hospices to ‘Optimize’ Telehealth Amid Regulatory Uncertainties

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) during the public health emergency have been extended several times. The law allows for continuation of several public health, Medicare and Medicaid authorities and programs. Calls are growing louder to make permanent regulatory flexibilities for telehealth.

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Transparency Essential to Hospice Compliance in 2024

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Additional services include palliative care, a veterans program and care coordination. The rule requires providers seeking Medicare certification to report any changes in ownership and ensure the “highest level of screening,” possible, Piland said. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

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Muir also has served as the medical director for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations’ (CMMI) high-needs Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health (ACO REACH) program. 3HC Announces New CEO 3HC Home Health & Hospice Care Inc.

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Top Hospice Trends to Watch in 2025

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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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CMS Launches GUIDE Model Demonstration With Strong Showing From Hospice, Palliative Care Participants

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) has launched the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) payment model with close to 400 participating organizations, including many palliative care providers. The CMS Innovation Center announced the GUIDE demonstration in July 2023.

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

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AAHPM president and vice president and national medical director of Aspire Health. Aspire is a subsidiary of Anthem (NYSE: ANTM) and is the nation’s largest palliative care provider. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule calling for a 2.7% Staffing Constraints Limit Growth.

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