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Payers to CMMI: We Need a Standardized Definition for Palliative Care

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A group of health plans, policymakers, and insurance companies recently told the Center for Medicare & Medicare Innovation (CMMI) that they needed a standardized definition for palliative care in order to improve access. The definition of palliative care that is out there is something that’s an intangible.

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C-TAC: CMS’ ‘Palliative’ Definition in 2025 Proposed Hospice Rule ‘Misaligned, Problematic’

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This definition could complicate hospices’ ability to accurately and appropriate bill for palliative care, C-TAC stated. The post C-TAC: CMS’ ‘Palliative’ Definition in 2025 Proposed Hospice Rule ‘Misaligned, Problematic’ appeared first on Hospice News. This would require tight monitoring to flag and reduce that.

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Oncologists: Palliative Care Plays ‘Critical Role’ in Improving Quality, Health Equity

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There are some specialists that have not accepted or adopted the concept or the philosophy of palliative care, so definitely working together would be helpful. Early integration of palliative care and introduction of discussions about palliative care with a clinician and communication and their family would definitely be beneficial.

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Value-Based Research Has ‘Dramatic Impact’ in Palliative Services

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Sometimes I think we tend to focus on outcomes that are more narrow in definition or more aligned with traditional definitions of health, like the absence of physical disease, when in reality theres so much more to the context in which the patient exists.

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Palliative Care Could See ‘Enormous Growth’ in Hospice M&A Landscape

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But definitions vary widely across programs nationwide, a point of contention and possible confusion in hospice deals involving these services, Bartness indicated. I think palliative care will continue to grow because theres value in how it improves quality of life and addresses physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Croix Hospice.

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Hospice M&A Sees Uptick in Q1 2025

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Deal activity is definitely picking up. So there’s definitely momentum. There’s still, still plenty of demand out there for quality assets, but the definition of quality assets has changed over the past five years, Mertz said. On the ground, I think more deals are moving forward than we saw, a year ago, for sure.

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Advocacy Program Pushes for Improved Pediatric Hospice, Respite, Palliative Care

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Lets get the get the pediatric palliative care center license seeded into the federal Social Security Act, because no common definitions exist at the federal level. We need to start engaging at the highest levels of policy groups to really try and bring light to these families’ challenges.