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Hospice of the Valley: Redefining the End-of-Life Care Delivery Outlook

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Rising competition in the hospice space has fueled pivotal changes in end-of-life care delivery both for better and for worse, according to Arizona-based Hospice of the Valley Executive Director Debbie Shumway. At that time, people didnt really understand the concept of hospice, not that everybody does today.

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New HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Pledges Support for Quality End-of-Life Care

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

has voiced his support for end-of-life care. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Kennedys priorities include addressing challenges related to chronic disease and serious illness, as well as rising health care costs, according to a recent HHS statement.

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End-of-Life Care Delivery ‘Ripe for Reform’ in Rep. Blumenhauer’s Hospice CARE Act

Hospice News

JUNE 26, 2024

Development of the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act has signaled that a wave of change may be on the horizon in end-of-life care delivery – including how patients are certified to receive these services. The area of end-of-life care was ripe for a pilot project.

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Stillwater Hospice CFO: A Winning Recipe for Improving Rural Hospice Care

Hospice News

JANUARY 23, 2025

While some innovative technology trends have aided in improved rural hospice care delivery, regulatory and reimbursement challenges remain a pain point for providers trying to burgeon access among hard to reach, underserved communities, Graham told Hospice News. How does Stillwater Hospice approach growth?

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The Hospice CARE Act’s Potential to ‘Dramatically Reshape’ End-of-Life Care Delivery

Hospice News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Hospice providers and stakeholders are carefully examining the proposed changes included in the recently introduced Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act as the bill begins its journey through the legislative process. this summer. “It

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Compassus, VNS Health Team Up to Manage End-of-Life Care for Medicare Advantage Payers

Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2023

The two home-based care organizations are joining forces in a Medicare Advantage (MA) Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) model partnership. Through the collaboration, VNS Health and Compassus will help MA health plans to manage patient populations within the hospice component of VBID, often called the hospice carve-in.

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Hawaii Hospice Collaborative Launches Into ‘New Era’ of Care Delivery

Hospice News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Six nonprofit hospice providers recently joined forces to form the Hawaii Palliative and Hospice Care Collaborative. The initiative is an effort to ensure sustainable access amid rising demand for end-of-life and serious illness care. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaiis hospice program.

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The Problematic State of Health Equity in Hospice

Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2025

Underserved patient populations are facing a growing deficit when it comes to accessing quality, inclusive hospice care at the end of life. Claritza Rios and Alicia Bloom at the Hospice News ELEVATE conference. Health equity gaps have swelled in hospice care in recent years. in 2023, compared to 17.9%

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State Legislators Propose New Bill to Combat Hospice Fraud in Hotbed Region

Hospice News

MARCH 5, 2025

Among the significant changes that the legislation proposed was having newly licensed hospice programs in Nevada undergo enhanced regulatory oversight for the first two years of operations. Goals of the legislation include an aim to decrease fraud and improve hospice care statewide, according to Edgeworth.

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NuHealth Partners with Hospice of New York to Offer Inpatient Care

Hospice News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

NuHealth is partnering with Hospice of New York to offer inpatient end-of-life care to its patients. Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility. NuHealth was formally known as Nassau Health Care Corp. “By Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Longer Hospice Stays Lead to Larger Medicare Cost Savings

Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2023

Despite years of scrutiny over the duration of hospice care, new data show that longer stays reduce health care costs in the last year of life by as much as 11%. All told, hospice care — regardless of length of stay — saves Medicare approximately $3.5

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The ‘Paradigm Shift’ of Hospice Service Diversification

Hospice News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Some hospices have delved deeper into service diversification to improve timely access and expand their patient reach, while others remain focused on end-of-life care delivery. Finding innovative, creative ways to deliver quality services is a significant part of hospice care delivery, he stated.

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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Hospice News explores the issues garnering growing attention in end-of-life care delivery in seven of this years hidden gem stories. Topics span trends related to program integrity, workforce development, health equity, service diversification and the keys to hospices growth strategies.

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Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2025

Scott Herman said in a statement shared with Hospice News. Bill is an icon in the industry and a staunch Medicare beneficiary advocate, always putting patients first and fighting for their rights and benefits. Dombi has litigated home health care policy matters since 1976.

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Dr. Andrew Mayo: Hospice Leaders Face ‘Delicate Balance’ in Today’s Regulatory, Workforce Climate

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

He recently sat down in a Hospice News Elevate podcast to discuss what pulls workers towards the end-of-life care space — and the factors that are leading them away. Cancer has been one of the most common conditions among patients since the Medicare Hospice Benefit was established roughly 40 years ago.

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Reps. Van Duyne, Panetta Introduce Bill to Reform Hospice Special Focus Program

Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Hospices flagged by the SFP also will be surveyed every six months rather than the current three-year cycle and could face monetary penalties or expulsion from the Medicare program. The newly introduced House bill is designed to improve data transparency when it comes to the hospice SFP and quality measures.

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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

Hospice News

MARCH 7, 2025

How do we partner with providers and referral sources to help them feel comfortable bringing up the end-of-life conversation to Black and brown people? With our state license, we are now actively providing pro bono care to patients while we await our Medicare certification survey results.

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Federal Officials Call for Stronger Medicare Advantage Oversight

Hospice News

JUNE 29, 2022

Congressional legislators are casting doubts on regulatory oversight of Medicare Advantage plans over concerns about spending, claims denials, and end-of-life care. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) or any Medicare Advantage plans spoke at this hearing. No representatives from the U.S.

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How an Advance Care Planning Bill Could Impact Hospice and Medicare

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

and Susan Collins (R-Maine) introduced the Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act to the Senate designed to promote greater access to those services among Medicare beneficiaries. The goal of the bill is to think about barriers to advance care planning utilization. Warner (D-Va.) House of Representatives by Rep.

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2 Tailwinds Shaping Hospice Growth, Care Delivery

Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2025

Rising demand for end-of-life care is pushing hospice growth opportunities to the forefront in value-based reimbursement. More payers in this arena are increasingly recognizing the depth of potential beneficial outcomes when it comes to collaborative hospice partnerships. Details in the data trends The U.S.

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Hospice Leaders: Change Must Come to the Medicare Hospice Benefit

Hospice News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Calls have grown louder for an overhauled design of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, but the path towards change is riddled with contrasting views over regulation, policy and payment structures. One part of the issue is that hospice reimbursement has not kept pace with evolving patient needs, Grant said.

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Hospice CARES Act Would Update Medical Reviews, Seek to Reduce Audits

Hospice News

JULY 12, 2024

The forthcoming Hospice Care Accountability, Reform and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act from U.S. Blumenauer announced the bill in June at the Hospice News Elevate conference in Washington D.C. Hospice News / Merz Photography Hospice News / Merz Photography Rep. Hospice News photo by Merz Photography.

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Key Research Trends: Long Hospice Stays, Palliative Care Save Medicare Dollars

Hospice News

JULY 13, 2023

This is the first of a two-part service that will detail key findings from recent research on hospice care, featuring numbers that could influence they ways hospices communicate and operate. Hospices’ cost-savings potential A study published in March revealed that hospice saved Medicare roughly $3.5

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The Hospice CARE Act‘s Potential Unintended Consequences

Hospice News

JULY 26, 2024

The most recent iteration of Hospice Care Accountability, Reform and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act, currently in a discussion draft phase, could have some unintended consequences in the future of end-of-life care delivery. Developed by U.S.

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Dementia Patients Less Likely Than Others to Receive Hospice Care

Hospice News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Patients with dementia are less likely to receive hospice in their last month of life than those who have other diagnoses, 12.5% The Medicare Hospice Benefit initially was designed around the needs of cancer patients, but now the number of patients with other diagnoses is growing — some with less predictable disease patterns.

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How Hospice Eligibility Criteria Can Adversely Affect Dementia Patients

Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

A growing number of patients with various dementia-related conditions will need end-of-life care in coming years. Hospices preparing for rising demand are facing compliance challenges, as these patients often require longer hospice stays.

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How Former President Carter Helped Shape Hospice Care

Hospice News

AUGUST 17, 2023

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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Preventing Adverse Drug Events in Hospice Care

Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

Documentation errors and a fragmented health system pose the greatest risks for adverse drug events among hospices. Identification of risk factors for ADRs may prevent occurrences in the complex palliative care patient.” Hospice providers have been closely evaluating how they prescribe and deprescribe medications for patients.

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MedPAC Calls for Freeze on Hospice Payment Rates

Hospice News

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has voted to recommend a freeze on hospice payment increases starting in 2025. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). For this year, CMS increased the hospice base rate by 3.1%. set in 2023.

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[UPDATED] Rep. Earl Blumenauer Plans Landmark Hospice Reform Bill

Hospice News

JUNE 13, 2024

Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is drafting a landmark bill that, if enacted, would represent the most significant reforms to date for hospice payment and oversight. Blumenauer announced the bill, the Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act, on Thursday at the Hospice News Elevate conference in Washington D.C.

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NAHC President Bill Dombi: Hospices in for a ‘Bumpy Ride to New Era’

Hospice News

JULY 23, 2024

The Medicare Hospice Benefit is ripe for change nearly four decades after its establishment, but moving the needle will include a heavy lift around evolving regulations. This is according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). But hospice has moved into a new era.

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Fighting ‘Phantoms’: How Fraud Skews Competition in the Hospice Market

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

A mounting concern is that fraudsters stepping into the hospice industry have been implementing marketing and outreach practices that at times mirror strategies utilized by quality providers, according to Jeanne Chirico, president and CEO of the Hospice & Palliative Care Association of New York State (HPCANYS).

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Lawmakers Take Bipartisan Approach to Hospice, Palliative Care Policy

Hospice News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Several of these bills have rolled out this year from the Senate Comprehensive Care Caucus , which Rosen co-founded, including Expanding Access to Palliative Care Act , the Provider Training in Palliative Care Act and Improving Access to Transfusion Care for Hospice Patients Act. Earl Blumenhauer (D-Ore.)

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Hospice Market to Nearly Double by 2030; Palliative Care to See Large Gains

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

New payment models are also providing an impetus to embrace hospice care, according to BofA researchers. This includes gradual shifts towards value-based reimbursement and a drive to reduce facility-based care and associated costs. We’re closely watching what happens with value-based pilots in hospice,” said Tanquilut. “I

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Palliative Radiation, Supportive Care Bring Pain Relief to Cancer Patients

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Recent research has found that receiving high-acuity services alongside supportive care can help ease pain. The findings come as regulators navigate the future outlook of these services in end-of-life care delivery.

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CMS 2025 Proposed Rule Signals Changes to Quality Measurement, Omits Program Integrity Actions

Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2024

The 2025 proposed hospice rule is raising some questions along with payment rates. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a 2.6% increase in hospice per diems for 2025. We know that hospice care has demonstrated $3.5 Hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5

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Adena Health, ASHN Form Hospice, Home Health JV

Hospice News

JULY 10, 2024

The JV, branded as Adena Home Health and Hospice, will launch next month, providing care to seriously and terminally ill patients in south central and southern Ohio. This is an exciting and significant step forward in our home health and hospice care delivery,” said Adena Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Shaheed Koury, in a statement.

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Canon Healthcare Owner Receives Prison Sentence, $42 Million Fine in Fraud Case

Hospice News

MAY 17, 2024

The court also ordered Akula to repay $42 million in fraudulent Medicare billing claims made between January 2013 and December 2019, which totaled roughly $84 million during that six-year span. The charges included fraudulent claims for physician services and home visits, as well as manipulation of Medicare billing codes.

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Palliative Care Payment Avenues in the Kidney Care Choices Model

Hospice News

JULY 12, 2023

It could also help improve utilization of serious illness and end-of-life care. Patients with chronic kidney disease can often receive fragmented care and expensive treatments. They also receive limited to no education about their health trajectories, or serious illness and end-of-life care options.

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MedPAC to Congress: Freeze Hospice Rates in 2025

Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has recommended to Congress a freeze on hospice payment increases starting in 2025. In its annual report to Congress, MedPAC urged policymakers to eliminate hospice base-rate increases for 2025. The 2021 aggregated Medicare hospice margin was 13.3%, according to MedPAC.

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Guaranteed Taps SVP of Strategic Growth; Nurses Step Into C-Suite at Hospice of the Piedmont, Hudson Valley Hospice

Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Guaranteed Health is redefining the end-of-life-care experience by building a-first-of-its-kind technology and AI-enabled platform that supports patients, caregivers, providers and payers. Guaranteed serves Medicare and Medicaid patients across five counties in southern California, including the Los Angeles region.

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The Opportunity for Palliative Care in ACO Flex

Hospice News

JUNE 24, 2024

1, 2025, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center will begin implementing a payment model for primary care known as the Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Primary Care Flex Model under the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). This fits nicely into palliative care.

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New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Cameron Muir has been named as the new CMO of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). His new title signals the organization’s strategic plans to reshape hospice care delivery through patient-centered, innovative approaches, according to NPHI CEO Tom Koutsoumpas. “We

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Palliative Care vs. Hospice Care: Understanding the Key Differences

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APRIL 22, 2025

Two terms that often arise in these conversations are palliative care and hospice care. In this months blog post, well break down the key differences between palliative care and hospice care, explore how they are delivered, who can benefit from them, and when each type of care is appropriate.

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Hospice of the Valley: Redefining the End-of-Life Care Delivery Outlook

New HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Pledges Support for Quality End-of-Life Care

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End-of-Life Care Delivery ‘Ripe for Reform’ in Rep. Blumenhauer’s Hospice CARE Act

Stillwater Hospice CFO: A Winning Recipe for Improving Rural Hospice Care

The Hospice CARE Act’s Potential to ‘Dramatically Reshape’ End-of-Life Care Delivery

Compassus, VNS Health Team Up to Manage End-of-Life Care for Medicare Advantage Payers

Hawaii Hospice Collaborative Launches Into ‘New Era’ of Care Delivery

The Problematic State of Health Equity in Hospice

State Legislators Propose New Bill to Combat Hospice Fraud in Hotbed Region

NuHealth Partners with Hospice of New York to Offer Inpatient Care

Longer Hospice Stays Lead to Larger Medicare Cost Savings

The ‘Paradigm Shift’ of Hospice Service Diversification

7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

Dr. Andrew Mayo: Hospice Leaders Face ‘Delicate Balance’ in Today’s Regulatory, Workforce Climate

Reps. Van Duyne, Panetta Introduce Bill to Reform Hospice Special Focus Program

Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

Federal Officials Call for Stronger Medicare Advantage Oversight

How an Advance Care Planning Bill Could Impact Hospice and Medicare

2 Tailwinds Shaping Hospice Growth, Care Delivery

Hospice Leaders: Change Must Come to the Medicare Hospice Benefit

Hospice CARES Act Would Update Medical Reviews, Seek to Reduce Audits

Key Research Trends: Long Hospice Stays, Palliative Care Save Medicare Dollars

The Hospice CARE Act‘s Potential Unintended Consequences

Dementia Patients Less Likely Than Others to Receive Hospice Care

How Hospice Eligibility Criteria Can Adversely Affect Dementia Patients

How Former President Carter Helped Shape Hospice Care

Preventing Adverse Drug Events in Hospice Care

MedPAC Calls for Freeze on Hospice Payment Rates

[UPDATED] Rep. Earl Blumenauer Plans Landmark Hospice Reform Bill

NAHC President Bill Dombi: Hospices in for a ‘Bumpy Ride to New Era’

Fighting ‘Phantoms’: How Fraud Skews Competition in the Hospice Market

Lawmakers Take Bipartisan Approach to Hospice, Palliative Care Policy

Hospice Market to Nearly Double by 2030; Palliative Care to See Large Gains

Palliative Radiation, Supportive Care Bring Pain Relief to Cancer Patients

CMS 2025 Proposed Rule Signals Changes to Quality Measurement, Omits Program Integrity Actions

Adena Health, ASHN Form Hospice, Home Health JV

Canon Healthcare Owner Receives Prison Sentence, $42 Million Fine in Fraud Case

Palliative Care Payment Avenues in the Kidney Care Choices Model

MedPAC to Congress: Freeze Hospice Rates in 2025

Guaranteed Taps SVP of Strategic Growth; Nurses Step Into C-Suite at Hospice of the Piedmont, Hudson Valley Hospice

The Opportunity for Palliative Care in ACO Flex

New Executives Tapped At Hospice Organizations Across Country

Palliative Care vs. Hospice Care: Understanding the Key Differences

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