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How Former President Carter Helped Shape Hospice Care

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As Jimmy Carter marks his sixth month in hospice care, the provider community is raising awareness by saluting the former president. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) convened a group of hospice leaders at Times Square in New York City to commemorate Carter’s hospice experience.

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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

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The demonstration marks the first major step for hospices into the value-based care arena. While some hospice leaders question the value of the program, others have greeted the demo with more enthusiasm. But regardless of how they view VBID, most hospice providers realize that this is something that can’t be ignored.

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Hospice’s Post-VBID Value-Based Outlook

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Launched in 2021, the carve-in was designed to test coverage of hospice care through Medicare Advantage, as well as coverage of palliative and transitional care. a hospice and home care consulting company. “You You need to be at the table with Medicare Advantage plan negotiations and make yourself known.

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CMS to Sunset Hospice VBID in 2024

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) as of Dec. Often called the “hospice carve-in,” the program was designed to test coverage of hospice care through Medicare Advantage, in addition to some coverage of palliative care and transitional care.

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Hospices Get Creative to Succeed in VBID

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Often called the Medicare Advantage carve-in, the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) model is now in its third year. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the demo through 2030. Hospices have new evidence at their disposal to make this case. Recently, the U.S.

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Hospice VBID: Understanding the 2023 Program Modifications

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For the final two years of the program, payers will have more leeway when it comes to payment rates and patient access to hospice providers outside of their health plan’s network, according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). “It’s

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Key Trend for Hospices to Watch: Managed Care Becomes a Juggernaut

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Though hospices operate within the dedicated Medicare benefit, market forces in the system at large wield considerable influence on how they operate — including the meteoric rise of managed care. The first, published last week, addressed the intersection of hospice care, behavioral health and chronic disease management.

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