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Hospice Medical Director Receives 50-Month Prison Sentence for $150M Fraud

Hospice News

A federal judge has sentenced Jesus Virlar-Cadena, formerly a medical director for the Texas-based hospice company Merida Group, to 50 months in prison for his role in a $152 million scheme. Evidence at the trial showed that the Merida Group marketed their hospice programs through a group of companies,” the U.S.

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Staffing Constraints Dent Amedisys Hospice Segment; MA, JVs Expected to Spur Growth

Hospice News

Labor shortages reduced clinical capacity for Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) during the summer months, which slowed hospice admissions growth during the third quarter. As staffing got tighter on our clinical side, it started to impact hospice,” CEO Chris Gerard said in a Q3 earnings call. “It The company’s hospice segment brought in $198.7

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Amedisys Making Progress on Turnover, Earnings Stability

Hospice News

“Incremental turnover reduction will be driven by macro factors (counter-cyclical nature of nurse staffing), modest rate growth (+3% raise given in late 2022), and initiatives (lifestyle- & productivity-focused operational tweaks) aimed at enhancing the attractiveness of working for AMED,” Tanquilut indicated in the note.

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Amedisys Subsidiary Contessa Going Full Speed Ahead on Palliative Care JVs

Hospice News

At Hospice News’ recent Palliative Care Conference in Chicago, Contessa COO Aaron Stein said that the company is “extremely bullish” on palliative care. . “I I think our palliative care segment is going to become much more significant at Contessa,” Stein told Hospice News. “We, The company’s hospice segment accounted for $198.4

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CAPC CEO Brynn Bowman: Palliative Services Are a Fundamental Shift in Health Care

Hospice News

A major reason for these gaps in access is the lack of a standard payment model to finance palliative care services – there is no Medicare benefit for palliative care, nor do most private insurance companies include palliative care benefits in their coverage. While the large majority of U.S. Are there ways to mitigate those obstacles?

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What Services Does Hospice Provide?

Seasons Hospice

If you have a loved one dealing with a life-limiting illness, you may be wondering, “what services does hospice provide?” There’s a lot of confusion surrounding what hospice care is and what it does. Keep reading to learn more about the services Seasons Hospice provides to our patients. Healthcare services.

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UnityPoint VP Agnew: Educate Patients, Clinicians to Expand Hospice

Hospice News

Katrina Agnew joined UnityPoint Health in December of 2021 as vice president of hospice. This drives her commitment to expand access to hospice care, particularly among underserved populations. People are often fearful of hospice, because of myths and misconceptions that surround it. They were able to get her pain under control.

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