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Illinois Bill to Allow 16 Hospice Locations Per County, Up from 5 

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. She was diagnosed with cancer and received hospice care in the home, and I was her caretaker.” By 2030, Seniors are projected to make up nearly a quarter (22.3%) of the state’s overall population, up from 16.6% currently, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. My mom was in hospice in 2015.

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New Dementia-Focused Payment Model Emphasizes Caregiver Support

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled in July 2023. In 2021, these conditions tied with cancer as the most frequently occurring principal diagnoses for Medicare decedents who elected the benefit, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Startup The Wound Company on the Hunt for Hospice Partnerships

Hospice News

And yet these patients are suffering from wounds that are odorous, with uncontrolled drainage, there’s extreme pain during and between dressing changes that really affect the patient’s experience at the end of life and affects the caretakers.” We also have a business working with Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans directly.

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NHPCO and HAN Welcome Introduction of Community-Based Palliative Care Act in Congress

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If passed, the bill would require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to develop a Community-Based Palliative Care (CBPC) demonstration. 2565) which proposes the creation of a demonstration project to support improved access to palliative care services through a community-based model.

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The Pros of Home Health Care Over Assisted Living

Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

How best to care for older adults becomes an increasingly pressing question for loved ones and caretakers. Home health care costs are covered by Medicare as well as Medicare Advantages payor and private insurance for eligible patients. When it’s Time to Address Greater Care for Loved Ones.

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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Lauren O’Dwyer, CFO, Anvoi Hospice and Anvoi Management

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Caretaker teams can set hospices apart from competitors in their markets. Being a controller now, I feel like I have a wider range of the whole scale of the services and I’m more involved in helping companies to follow regulations from agencies like the U.S.

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