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Care Coordination Key to Hospices’ Success in Value-Based Care

Hospice News

As more health care reimbursement migrates towards value-based payment models, providers will need to master the art of care coordination. Seriously ill patients can easily fall through the cracks in a fragmented health care system, leading to poorer outcomes and costly hospital stays and emergency department visits.

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Aetna’s President of Medicare: MA Plans Go All-In on Aging in Place with New 2024 Benefits, Palliative Care, Hospice VBID

Hospice News

“Aetna remains focused on providing benefits and services to help our members age in the place that is best for them – whether that is with caregivers or without, in a family home or in a senior living community,” Terri Swanson, president of Medicare for Aetna, told Hospice News in an email. “We

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Compassus, VNS Health Team Up to Manage End-of-Life Care for Medicare Advantage Payers

Hospice News

Compassus and VNS Health have formed a value-based collaboration aimed at improving access, awareness and quality of hospice and palliative care services. The two home-based care organizations are joining forces in a Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model partnership. Recently, the U.S.

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The Senior Living Opportunity for Hospices

Hospice News

The nonprofit provides home care, hospice, advance care and supportive and palliative care across northern Florida and southern Georgia. Alivia Care also offers care coordination through its Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) services.

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Hospices to ‘Optimize’ Telehealth Amid Regulatory Uncertainties

Hospice News

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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CareMore Health to Rebrand as Carelon

Hospice News

Carelon is the health care services brand of the insurance company Elevance Health (NYSE: ELV), previously known as Anthem. CareMore, also an Elevance subsidiary, provides advanced primary care to more than 100,000 Medicare Advantage and Medicaid patients in nine states, as well as offering palliative care.

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Avera at Home Gets Personal with Kore Cares Joint Venture

Hospice News

South Dakota-based Avera@Home recently formed a joint venture with personal care provider Kore Cares in a move that grew its service line and geographic reach in the state. It had long partnered with Kore Cares before officially joining forces. It had long partnered with Kore Cares before officially joining forces.