Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2025

Peeling back problematic barriers Caucasians and individuals in urban areas have historically been the largest patient populations to access hospice care. White Medicare decedents represented 86% of individuals who utilized hospice in 2023, reported the National Alliance for Care at Home. in 2023, compared to 17.9%

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Unmet caregiver needs are a top issue to address in developing end-of-life care models encircling the Medicare landscape. Addressing unpaid caregiver needs [and] respite services, these are two very significant innovations that we’re testing. {It’s

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Hospice News

JULY 13, 2023

This is the first of a two-part service that will detail key findings from recent research on hospice care, featuring numbers that could influence they ways hospices communicate and operate. Hospices’ cost-savings potential A study published in March revealed that hospice saved Medicare roughly $3.5

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Without family caregivers, most hospice and palliative care patients would be unable to receive care in the home. Now, some emerging payment models are including caregiver support as a key component. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled in July 2023.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2025

We want families to feel empowered, informed and supported, especially when facing difficult decisions about end-of-life care. The hospice and the Alzheimers Association will co-host educational events, offer caregiver support resources and raise awareness. This was followed closely by Alzheimers Disease.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is developing new reimbursement pathways for palliative care. As part of that process, CMMI is applying elements of its Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM) demonstration, which ended Dec. 31, 2021, according to a new CMMI white paper. To date, the U.S.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Some federal legislators are working to address workforce issues in the hospice space, as well as bolstering support for family caregivers. In a fractious political environment, hospice and palliative care policy is one area in which members of both parties find common ground. Earl Blumenhauer (D-Ore.)

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Hospice News

JULY 10, 2024

“Building on our long-standing commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered care to our communities and leveraging the breadth and experience of Alternate Solutions Health Network, our caregivers will be well-positioned to offer patients even more convenient and personalized care options.” This is a rise from 17.8%

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Medicare Advantage organization SCAN Group has invested an undisclosed dollar amount in tech-enabled hospice startup Guaranteed. The decision to join forces with SCAN Group marks a strategic step forward in Guaranteed’s goals of expanding end-of-life care delivery among vulnerable underserved aging adults, according to McGlory. “As

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The new location will allow for expanded access to end-of-life care and caregiver support, according to Robert Watson, who will serve as its new executive director. When medicine cannot provide a cure, hospice redefines hope in terms of a patient’s quality of life,” Watson said in a statement. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2024

A large aim of the transaction is to expand access to quality, comprehensive end-of-life care across a broader region in the state amid challenges such as rising competition and economic pressures. The organization is a subsidiary of Western Reserve Care Solutions and serves 15 counties throughout northern Ohio.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

However, efforts to fill that gap in care often struggle due to limited reimbursement, primarily managed through Medicare fee-for-service, Gentiva COO Nick Stengle said in a panel discussion at the Home Care 100 Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. We’re not charging Medicare for a visit.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 5, 2025

Traditions Health understands how stressful it can be to opt for end-of-life care. Why hospice care? Patient: The patient must decide that they no longer wish to receive curative treatment but wish to receive comfort measures only during this end-of-life journey.

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Hospice News

JULY 26, 2024

The most recent iteration of Hospice Care Accountability, Reform and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act, currently in a discussion draft phase, could have some unintended consequences in the future of end-of-life care delivery. Developed by U.S.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Guaranteed Health is redefining the end-of-life-care experience by building a-first-of-its-kind technology and AI-enabled platform that supports patients, caregivers, providers and payers. Guaranteed serves Medicare and Medicaid patients across five counties in southern California, including the Los Angeles region.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

When that isn’t possible, Big Bend Hospice’s inpatient units provide an at-home feeling along with specialized end-of-life care that often exceeds a family’s caregiving capability.” Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Deborah Morris, chief medical officer for Big Bend Hospice, said in a statement.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2023

Acquiring Companion Care adds one location in Puget Sound, Washington to Family Resource’s existing presence in the state, as well as 29 others in Idaho and Oregon. In 2020, Family Resource formed a partnership with Connecticut-based Great Point Partners, a health care-focused private equity firm. Seniors 65 and older represent 16.8%

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The nonprofit hospice and home health provider became Medicare certified in 2006, and is operated by Catholic Community Service. HHCJ’s additional services included bereavement care, as well as free medical equipment loans for wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, bath benches, bedside commodes or canes. Seniors 65 and older represent 13.6%

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Among them is an evolving conversation around potential changes to the Medicare Hospice Benefit, an increasing focus on equitable access and service diversification to engage patients further upstream. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended through 2030. Hospice care reduces Medicare expenditures by about $3.5

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Hospice News

JULY 25, 2023

Data are reshaping the health care space, and hospice is no exception. Data has played a large role in the ability to gauge the impact of end-of life care. Hospice providers have needed a window into access and utilization, as well as how lawmakers are shaping policies around health care.

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Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2024

So the state [of palliative care] is on the move. The palliative care field emerged in the United States during the 1980s, shortly after the Medicare Hospice Benefit came into being, according to research from Johns Hopkins Medical. Since then it has taken a winding course through the health care system.

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Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

Another really important intervention is making sure patients, families and informal caregivers have sufficient understanding of the medications. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. There is a role for everyone on the team in supporting patients and caregivers in medication management.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Demographics are pushing up demand for end-of-life care amid long-standing staffing shortages in hospice. Some hospices have been unable to sufficiently fill their ranks to keep up with that demand for care, resulting in them either temporarily limiting new patients or completely ending services.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Texas-headquartered Choice Health at Home has entered the personal care space with the acquisition of Instant Care of Arizona for an undisclosed sum. Similar to national demographic trends, demand for serious illness and end-of-life care is expected to swell in Arizona. The state’s 1.3 Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

JULY 12, 2024

Angela’s Hospice provides end-of-life care to adult and pediatric patient populations. Established in 1985, the faith-based nonprofit also offers palliative care, grief support and virtual telehealth hospice services to caregivers and patients. For nearly 50 years, this organization has delivered on that mission.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is giving hospices a 3.1% The final rule includes considerations around health equity measures, hospice ownership and spending patterns around unrelated end-of-life care services, CMS stated. The finalized rule also raises the aggregate payment cap to $33,494.01

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Hospice News

MAY 18, 2023

Hospices should apply a wide and varied lens when examining the populations in greatest need of end-of-life care, Garrett indicated. Some may be flying under hospices’ radar, she said at the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference in Washington D.C. This is a small spike from 6% compared to last year’s survey.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2024

The faith-based nonprofit organization also has a telehospice program, which offers virtual telehealth support to hospice caregivers and patients. Terminally ill residents at the Lourdes facility who are unable to remain at home or lack caregiver support will be eligible to receive care at the inpatient hospice.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) quality measures such as the Hospice Quality Reporting Program (HQRP) and the Hospice Item Set (HIS). Having] these unique insights and focus on end-of-life care also helps St. Croix manage regulatory compliance,” Nangle told Hospice News in an email.

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Hospice News

APRIL 11, 2025

In the new position, Wilson will oversee the nonprofits fundraising initiatives, including an annual funding goal of approximately $4 million for uncovered services through Medicare or traditional insurance. The nonprofit hospice offers bereavement care, caregiver resources and supportive care for pediatric populations.

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Hospice News

APRIL 4, 2024

Calls are growing louder for Congress to build stronger reimbursement and workforce incentives aimed at improving the availability and sustainability of rural-based end-of-life care. NHPCO penned the letter in response to a recent Congressional Hearing on Enhancing Access to Care at Home in Rural and Underserved Communities.

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Hospice News

MARCH 25, 2024

Arizona-based Stoneridge Hospice launched services in 2020 with an aim to address a swelling aging population’s growing need for end-of-life care. In February that year we got our corporation licenses for a business and in November we became Medicare-certified. We saw that there’s a great need for these services there.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The nonprofit provides hospice, supportive and palliative care and adult day services. The hospice provider also operates centers for caregiving and grief support and offers clinical education through its teaching arm YoloCares University. million in state funds to expand services as a provider in the CalAIM model.

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Hospice News

MAY 22, 2023

Most Americans know how they want their end-of-life care to be handled, but roughly 1 in 3 actually document those plans, a recent study indicates. In 2021, Cigna Health Insurance entered a partnership with Koda Health to provide a platform for advanced care planning on a national scale.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

the Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act of 2023 is currently in Senate review. If enacted, the legislature would require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to design a payment demonstration model that would include coverage of blood transfusion services within the Medicare Hospice Benefit.

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NHPCO

MARCH 11, 2024

For Immediate Release March 7, 2024 (Alexandria, VA) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and its We Honor Veterans (WHV) program responded to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) clarification on concurrent care eligibility for Veteran beneficiaries.

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CareAcademy Blog

APRIL 30, 2025

Given this remarkable shift, it's clear that end-of-life care is growing in demand and with it, a need for residential hospice agencies. Hospice agencies offer a peaceful environment for people nearing the end of their lives. Continuous care may be necessary when a patient experiences a medical crisis.

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