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Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

Hospice News

Hospices coast-to-coast have undergone leadership transitions, including changes in legal executives and a slew of newly appointed CEOs, among other roles in the industry. Texas-based New Day provides home health, hospice, palliative and personal care services across 31 locations in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and in its home state.

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Enhabit Appoints General Counsel; The Denver Hospice Gets New Medical Director

Hospice News

Home health and hospice provider Enhabit, Inc. He most recently served as a partner at Bradley, Arant, Boult, Cummings LLP, where he provided legal advice to health care, banking and environmental companies, among others. Enhabit plans to open 10 hospice de novos each year in its existing home health markets.

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Value-Based Care a Driver of Palliative Care Investment

Hospice News

Though home-based care M&A showed signs of life in Q3 2024 in what has otherwise been a relatively quiet year thus far, transaction volume was still down last year, according to a report from M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart. Dr. Julia Frydman, senior medical director at Nashville-based Thyme Care, runs its palliative care wing.

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2025 Proposed Rule Seeks to Clarify Physician Certification of Hospice Patients

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed 2025 hospice rule contains clarifications on which physicians may certify patients for hospice enrollment. Clarification from CMS in these areas will be helpful to hospices, physicians and those reviewing hospice records for compliance.”

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CMS Delays Start of Hospice Physician Enrollment Requirement

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has delayed the implementation of hospice certifying physician Medicare enrollment requirements. CMS delayed the date to enroll in or opt out of Medicare until June 3 for physicians who certify hospice services.

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M&A Buyers Scour Hospice Financials for Compliance Risks

Hospice News

Buyers in a hot hospice M&A market are bringing compliance under a microscope as regulators keep a tight watch. All hospice transactions undergo some type of compliance review. But there’s nothing routine about these reviews in today’s current hospice regulatory environment. This includes the U.S.

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Fraudulent Hospice Providers May Be Moving Between States

Hospice News

Fraudulent hospices continue to proliferate, and some may be moving between states to escape regulators. Beginning in 2021, numerous reports emerged of unethical or illegal practices among hundreds of newly licensed hospices, particularly among new companies popping up in California, Texas, Nevada and Arizona.

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