Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

Frontpoint, a portfolio company of Cimarron Healthcare Capital and Tacoma Holdings, is an emerging provider of home health, hospice, palliative and personal care with a focus on Medicare Advantage enrollees in Texas markets. Post-transaction, Frontpoint’s service area will reach more than 176 Texas counties.

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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. What are some of the effects on the business models in terms of profit over patient care?

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled in July 2023. The model comes at a time when dementia-related illnesses are on the rise among hospice patients. Hospices have increasingly recognized a growing need to ramp up support aimed at improving access to services such as respite care.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 4, 2023

The 2024 final hospice payment rule included a modest payment increase for general inpatient care (GIP) at a time when regulators are zeroing in on increased utilization and longer stays. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included in the rule a 1.031% increase to hospice GIP services.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

The health system cited declining patient admissions as the main reason for ending services. This was largely driven by trends of more serious illness and end-of-life care moving into the home, according UPMC officials. “In Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Pennsylvania reached 48.4%

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Gaining brand recognition among patients in the community has come with difficulties in a saturated and competitive market, McGlory stated. Though greater transparency in hospice program integrity has opened the door to more patients in need of end-of-life care, she said. Hospice News photo.)

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Hospice News

JULY 5, 2022

The hospice is remodeling the office space in order to meet the unique needs of the organization, including serving as a central hub of communication, support and supplies for staff regarding patient care needs, Lopez continued. Demographic tailwinds are anticipated to drive up demand for serious illness and end-of-life care in Iowa.

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Hospice News

MARCH 22, 2024

The Oregon-based hospice, palliative care and home health provider recently celebrated the 45th anniversary of its founding, which preceded the establishment of the Medicare Hospice Benefit. A 35-year health care veteran, Hagfors has led Partners In Care for more than two years.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The nonprofit organization is ramping up efforts to innovate toward more person-centered care models. Ultimately, the decision to disaffiliate from CHN was made with the prioritization of patient care,” YoloCares indicated in a statement. “We million in state funds to expand services as a provider in the CalAIM model.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Their frontline experience provides invaluable insights into patient care, workflow efficiency and the overall functioning of our healthcare system. This entails closer integration with palliative care and innovative payment models that allow for holistic, end-of-life care.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Burke-Sinclair recently shared her thoughts with Hospice News about her career in hospice and palliative care, and the biggest forces of change at play in serious illness and end-of-life care. What drew you to hospice and palliative care? Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)] but commercial plans.

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Hospice News

JULY 8, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to remain intact. These include 1135 waivers of certain hospice rules that permitted use of telehealth to fulfill requirements typically done in person, such as recertification by physicians and patient visits. A continued federally declared emergency allows flexibilities by the U.S.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

In this Voices article, Josie Aquino, Director, Product Management, VNS Health talks about how VNS Health is using data and analytics to improve end-of-life care. Additionally, she discusses VNS’s outcomes-driven approach to end-of-life care, and how they are helping other organizations employ a similar approach.

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NHPCO

JANUARY 12, 2024

On the other hand, NHPCO is disappointed by MedPAC’s recommendation to Congress that hospice reimbursement rates for patient care should not be updated in 2025, although by law hospice payment rates are pegged to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) inpatient hospital market basket rate.

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NHPCO

JUNE 13, 2024

Hospice Action Week brings together leaders, advocates, and supporters from across the country to unite as one voice to drive positive, legislative change for the betterment of the Medicare Hospice Benefit. “The cornerstone of effective advocacy is storytelling. “The cornerstone of effective advocacy is storytelling.

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Hospice News

APRIL 19, 2023

Staff at the new office provide 24/7 services to help facilitate hospice admissions for hospital and physician referrals and facility-based patients. The faith-based hospice company received Medicare certification in 2015 and primarily serves an urban region around the Chicago area.

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CareAcademy Blog

APRIL 30, 2025

Given this remarkable shift, it's clear that end-of-life care is growing in demand and with it, a need for residential hospice agencies. Hospice agencies offer a peaceful environment for people nearing the end of their lives. Some hospice agencies may also offer extra services like memory care at a premium.

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NHPCO

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The discussion also suggested that additional oversight is needed to address hospice program integrity concerns and to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries receive quality hospice care when it is needed at the end of life.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

That setting has had the greatest impact on my mind and heart, but my experiences in home-based primary care, hospice in the home, skilled care and long-term custodial care have enabled me to further develop my professional skillset. The 4Ms stand for what Matters, Medications, Mentation and Mobility.

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NHPCO

JANUARY 27, 2022

Gupta, who will start with NHPCO next month, most recently served as Vice President of Clinical Operations, Bundled Payment Solutions, Medicare, and Retirement for UnitedHealth Group (UHG). Gupta said, “I look forward to working with the hospice and palliative care communities to improve the quality of patient care.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

This could be interpreted as a signal of interest in retaining some of these flexibilities into the future, according to Katy Barnett, director of home care and hospice operations and policy at LeadingAge. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), they would not be able to recertify via telehealth.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

AUGUST 11, 2023

Our field’s focus on delivering this type of patient-centric, high-quality, cost-effective care, ideally positions palliative care at the center of discussion in many population health initiatives for health systems, government, and private payers’ programs. The Myth Regarding the High Cost of End-of-Life Care.

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Hospice News

APRIL 15, 2025

In this Voices interview, Hospice News speaks with Enclaras SVP of Patient Care Operations, Erin Harris, PharmD, about how Enclaras contact center supports hospice nurses in delivering exceptional care. Erin Harris: My journey in this field began with retail pharmacy, but my passion for hospice care led me to Enclara Pharmacia.

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GeriPal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

We also briefly mention Susan Wong’s terrific studies that found a disconnect between older adults with renal failure’s expressed values, focused on comfort, and their advance care planning and end-of-life care received, which focused on life extension; and another study that found quality of life was sustained until late in the illness course.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Four national hospice and senior care industry groups have called on Congress and the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to make regulatory and legislative changes to instill stronger program integrity safeguards.

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Hospice News

JULY 15, 2022

The return of sequestration is adding to the financial storms brewing in hospice, as providers contend with rising costs of delivering patient care, inflation and lackluster reimbursement. After a moratorium during the pandemic, Medicare sequestration resumed July 1. It included a 2.7% per diem rate increase.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Roughly 78% of hospice and palliative care providers around the globe indicated “less or much less” use of volunteers since the pandemic’s onset, according to a 2022 study in the International Journal of Health Policy and Management. Historically, about 10% of the hospice’s volunteers who visit patients are pre-med students.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2024

We know that the hospice benefit is clearly defined to cover just the last six months of life, while home health is designed for recovery and rehabilitation. This creates a major gap between benefits, as many patients with complex care needs don’t fit neatly into either category.

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Hospice News

JULY 19, 2022

Control of these assets also allows payer organizations to better manage the financial risks that come with the value-based payment models that many expect will overtake traditional Medicare in coming years. We are here for patient care. End-of-life care grew out of a great American crusade for social change.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

For most, this extends to end-of-life care. These shifting demographics suggest that home-based care won’t be relegated to the post-acute end of the health care spectrum, according to Vargas. Now we’re one unified operation for all care at home — anything in the home is under this portfolio of services”.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Concern is mounting around whether current health equity initiatives will be a flash in the pan or yield long term improvement on reducing disparities in hospice care among communities of color. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Diverse representation in staff translates to more inclusive patient care, she added.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Texas-based Frontpoint is an emerging provider of home health, hospice, palliative and personal care with a focus on Medicare Advantage enrollees in Texas markets. Before taking the helm of this new company, Korte spent eight years at EvergreenHealth, where he served as chief home care officer. Where could you see this going?

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Hospice News

MARCH 1, 2024

Kei Ouchi, associate professor of emergency medicine at Harvard Medical School/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, told Palliative Care News. “So, So, I think they have a harder time involving palliative care initially because they equate palliative care to end of life care.

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Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2023

SEIU analyzed Medicare claims data showing that the average hospice transfer rate among HCA hospital discharges was nearly 40% above the national average in 2021 and represented a 50% growth rate over four years. million Medicare beneficiaries elected the benefit in 2021, up from 1.43 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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NHPCO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The findings in this report reflect patients who received care in Calendar Year (CY) 2022, or Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, provided by hospices certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and reimbursed under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Of all Medicare decedents in CY 2022, 49.1% With 49.1%

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NHPCO

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The findings in this report reflect patients who received care in Calendar Year (CY) 2021, or Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, provided by hospices certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and reimbursed under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Most beneficiaries switch to Traditional Medicare.

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