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Hospice News
JUNE 30, 2023
New legislation is leading some hospices to consider what a potential community-based palliative care payment demo would mean for them — as well as what it would look like. And some hospices may need to improve their capabilities in meeting palliative needs while coordinating with other providers to deliver comprehensive care.”
Hospice News
JUNE 9, 2023
A new primary care-focused payment model demonstration could create new partnership opportunities for hospice and palliative care providers. The agency intends for the 10-year demo to expand and enhance care management and care coordination. This could include partnerships with hospice and palliative care clinicians.
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Hospice News
JUNE 8, 2023
Palliative care has been shown to improve health outcomes and quality of life, but unfortunately, for seniors, it is only currently available to patients in hospice,” Rosen told Palliative Care News in an email. The bill’s sponsors include Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), John Barrasso (R-Wy.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.).
Hospice News
AUGUST 14, 2023
Among those demos is the Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM), which ran between 2016 and 2021. Cost savings in MCCM The MCCM demo found that access to community-based palliative care can significantly drive down hospitalizations and emergency department visits, as well as related costs.
Hospice News
MARCH 4, 2024
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.
Hospice News
MARCH 23, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the value-based insurance design demonstration for calendar years 2025 to 2030, including the hospice component. The hospice component of VBID, also called the MA carve-in, launched in 2021 and was originally slated to complete after four years. It makes sense.
Hospice News
JUNE 28, 2023
This could include demos that fuse palliative care into Accountable Care Organization (ACO) or primary care programs, among others, Ellen Lukens, deputy director of CMMI said at the Hospice News Palliative Care Conference in Washington D.C. “In Total savings per patient reached $7,254.
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