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Top Lawmakers for Hospices to Watch in 2024

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Hospice providers will be looking to Congress in 2024 to address issues related to program integrity, quality improvement and industry-wide workforce pressures. As legislative efforts develop, hospices may want to focus their attention on a few key legislators. We don’t have confidence in the algorithm that they proposed.

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Palliative Care Increasingly Important in Value-Based Landscape

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However, this model is not designed to fully support an interdisciplinary approach involving physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains and other professionals, making sustainability a challenge. Palliative care also decreased emergency department visits by 14% and inpatient admissions by 26% while boosting hospice enrollment by 29%.