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Hospice News
MARCH 14, 2025
The nations health care system is ripe for change when it comes to improved hospice utilization that could help curb expenditures and improve outcomes, Jackson said during Hospice News 2025 Industry Outlook webinar. This is a rise from Medicare hospice expenditures that reached $23.7 billion in 2022, Medicare (MedPAC) reported.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
health care, palliative care is here to stay, because it is high-value care for patients with complex needs who require an added layer of support, Bowman told Palliative Care News in an email. Another hurdle to growth in the palliative care landscape is the current status of telehealth regulations.
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Hospice News
OCTOBER 20, 2022
SCAN Health Plan is among the Medicare Advantage (MA) payers entering the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) payment demonstration in 2023. The four-year program — often called the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in — launched Jan. 1, 2021, with 53 participating health plans. This number grew to 115 in 2022.
Hospice News
AUGUST 5, 2022
A direct contracting entity (DCE), CareConnectMD offers primary care, palliative care, and care coordination services. Through the program, DCEs take complete responsibility for a patient’s care while assuming 100% of the financial risk. Most DCEs expect a seamless transition into ACO REACH.
Hospice News
MAY 24, 2023
Colorado, Maryland and New York include palliative care as part of their health care facility licensing. Though services covered by these Medicaid programs vary from state to state, they often include interdisciplinary services, care coordination, case management, advance care planning and psychosocial care.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to examine the issue and to consider actions like targeted moratoria on licenses. In development for subsequent years is a Special Focus Program (SFP) with a range of enforcement powers up to and including civil monetary penalties and revocation of Medicare certification, among others.
Hospice News
MAY 25, 2023
We can talk a little bit more about some of the components with ACO REACH or some of the other opportunities that are available through supplemental benefits, through the MA plans but essentially, we think that the Medicare Advantage plans realize the value of paying for palliative care and the value add of hospice.
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