Hospice News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

That model aligns to a large degree with that used within the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) payment demonstration from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, according to study author and research scientist Dr. Greg Sachs with the Indiana University Center for Aging Research at Regenstrief Institute.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Weve got to support these caregivers, the patients and their families more effectively, but then theres a cost curve. Palliative care providers are taking varied routes to address the most disruptive forces they are encountering this year, rising to challenges that have been persistent across the sector.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Despite this potential, existing programs hit barriers created by misconceptions about palliative care among referring physicians, as well as health equity concerns, among others, according to an analysts of four payment model demonstrations carried out by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Hospice of the Chesapeake has unfurled a new dementia care program aimed at providing improved emotional, educational and practical support for patients and their caregivers as their conditions progress. The new program provides patients and their caregivers with direct support from Hospice of the Chesapeake’s interdisciplinary care team.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

The two organizations, which have partnered on projects related to critical care hospitals and Medicare beneficiaries, will choose five rural communities in the state with the goal of increasing their capacity to provide palliative care. MCRH launched phase 2 on Jan.

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MARCH 17, 2025

Congress has passed the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act 2025 (FY2025) , which allowed for continuation of several public health, Medicare and Medicaid authorities and programs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) temporarily instituted waivers during the public health emergency.

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MARCH 14, 2025

Potential is mounting for deeper integration of palliative care delivery across the continuum, with some health care settings better poised than others for evolving opportunities. The Washington-based provider offers adult and pediatric hospice, palliative care, grief support and senior living services.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2025

He was so intrigued that he gathered a few volunteers and began Hospice of the Valley, which was largely a volunteer organization living off of a few grants here and there prior to when hospice Medicare reimbursement came around in the early 1980s. There was a lot of community involvement. That is the future.

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Hospice News

APRIL 9, 2024

Reimbursement for community-based palliative care is gaining ground in the Medicare Advantage realm. Palliative care is among the wide range of supplemental benefits that exist within the Medicare Advantage payment landscape. This is a rise from 180 MA plans in 2023 offering palliative services and 64 MA plans in 2020.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

A moving target in palliative care delivery is whether or not these services should have a dedicated benefit in the Medicare system. Palliative care models vary widely, with some focusing on interdisciplinary pain and symptom management, and others on consults around goals of care, family caregiving support and social determinants of health.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. He cited a goal to work with Medicare, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage programs in varied ways that improve health outcomes for beneficiaries. HHS subagencies include the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, among others.

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JULY 13, 2023

Hospices’ cost-savings potential A study published in March revealed that hospice saved Medicare roughly $3.5 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been zeroing in on long lengths of stay as a potential red flag, one that could suggest a hospice admitted someone who was not truly eligible.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

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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APRIL 10, 2024

The Medicare Hospice Benefit could use an “upgrade” to ensure greater flexibility that may be necessary to fully support patients’ needs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should consider is retiring the six-month terminal prognosis requirement and allowing for some concurrent care, Wallace and Wladkowski indicated.

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MARCH 7, 2025

How can we really partner with them on the talking points to broach these goals-of-care conversations so they understand what is included through Medicare and Medicaid services while still being comfortable in their homes. We are also in the process of putting together a one-day caregiver retreat. The C stands for cultural sensitivity.

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Hospice News

JUNE 27, 2022

Social determinants are non-medical needs that can have a significant impact on the trajectory of patients’ health, such as nutrition, transportation, social or caregiver support, and housing, among others. Social and economic factors like these drive 40% of health outcomes, according to the Better Medicare Alliance.

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APRIL 24, 2024

But primarily, Medicare still reimburses for palliative care through fee-for-service payment programs that cover physician and licensed independent practitioner services. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover palliative care as a supplemental benefit.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Palliative care delivered via telehealth is effective at improving access to caregiver support. For the study, caregivers of hospitalized patients who dwell in rural areas participated in a randomized, 8-week intervention consisting of video visits conducted by a palliative care-certified registered nurse.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

These services have also been associated with reduced caregiver burden and better care coordination, particularly for patients in rural, remote and underserved communities, according to the research. It enhances communication, reduces the financial burden of travel and increases patient and caregiver satisfaction.

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JULY 17, 2024

Palliative care provider Tuesday Health has penned an agreement with the Medicare Advantage organization CareSource to offer services to its beneficiaries. Last summer, the Medicare Advantage company inked a partnership agreement with the palliative care operator Radiant Health. Tuesday Health CEO Jim Wieland told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

MAY 2, 2022

The nation’s health care system is lacking in support for caregivers of the terminally ill, who are often left with a heavy financial and logistical burden. Even when a caregiver is present, that person may be elderly or ill themselves, or be unable to be in the home around the clock due to work or other obligations.

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JUNE 12, 2024

Another factor is reimbursement, though palliative care is being integrated into some value-based payment models, Medicare primarily reimburses for palliative care through fee-for-service payment programs that cover physician and licensed independent practitioner services. Palliative care is relatively a new field.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Given the critical role of family caregivers in home-based care, hospices have a vested interest in expanding their access to support. The state of caregiving Many of the barriers are financial. The direct costs of caregiving are substantial, and they multiply as lost wages or missed work days get factored in.

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APRIL 3, 2025

Caregivers and team members have a lot of choices out there as to where they work and who they work for. More and more patients are aging into Medicare benefits, and more and more patients are opting to age in place, which, for many folks, means their home. Second is listening to how we can make our caregivers time more efficient.

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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. They also were more likely to eventually accept the Medicare Hospice Benefit.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

Some federal legislators are working to address workforce issues in the hospice space, as well as bolstering support for family caregivers. The Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act, introduced in June, would direct the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to develop a dedicated palliative care payment demonstration.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Interest has mounted in the palliative care arena, but building and sustaining these services requires stronger reimbursement and workforce resources. But insufficient payment pathways represent a large hurdle for palliative care’s growth potential, Kulik said. “If No investor goes into buying something hoping that it stays flat.

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JUNE 4, 2024

The bill’s introduction follows legislation floated last year that proposed to expand Medicare coverage of telehealth and make permanent some of the flexibilities implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency. People would suffer. Currently set to sunset Dec.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Only 10 new Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will offer home-based palliative care as a primarily health-related benefit for 2023, but payers may be offering those services through other programs. Among Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits, in-home support services and caregiver support saw the most year-over-year growth for 2023.

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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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JANUARY 17, 2025

Weve had some regulatory challenges because of caregivers in these other business lines not understanding the regulatory requirements, Campbell said. Regulatory obstacles can arise if the overall workforce does not grasp the full scope of compliance across different business lines, she said.

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JULY 2, 2024

With increasing need for programs that aid caregivers, RUSH University Medical Center’s Caring for Caregivers (C4C) as an example of a hospital service that assists family members and friends who care for adults 60-years and older in their homes. population) who provide care for family members with chronic and serious conditions.

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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. In terms of caregiving support, not much has changed.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It’s ways for palliative care to become almost the norm for us to think about focusing on the patient, caregiver, interdisciplinary teams, community needs, and all of these things that are great foundations to build on.” All of that language has to change and has to be a big part of what people need to focus on.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Palliative care providers may be uniquely positioned to develop partnerships that support patients through the new Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model recently unveiled by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation. We have to have partnerships, including with community-based organizations.’

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AUGUST 12, 2022

Currently, Medicare reimburses for palliative care physician and licensed independent practitioner services through fee-for-service payment programs that often do not sufficiently support the full range of interdisciplinary care. As of now, insufficient time has passed to determine a typical duration of this condition.

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

Without family caregivers, many hospice patients would be unable to receive care in their homes. To help keep patients at home — the lowest-cost setting of care — the federal government recently unveiled a National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers, which has more than two decade’s worth of advocacy behind it. .

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