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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

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billion, swooping in after Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH) agreed to buy the company. Meanwhile, Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) and Gentiva also completed one of the largest deals of the year. Addus earlier this month closed a $350 million acquisition of Gentivas personal care business.

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

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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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3 Keys to Hospice Oversight Preparation

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“The resurgence of hospice program integrity scrutiny after recent media reports highlighted fraud, specifically in four states, sparked in-person visits by CMS to every Medicare-enrolled hospice, and found about 400 being considered for administrative action,” says Courtney True, BSN, RN, and Strategic Account Executive of Homecare Homebase.

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Hospice Carve-In’s Sunset Could Affect Palliative Care

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Commonly known as the “carve-in,” the program was designed to test hospice care coverage through Medicare Advantage, as well as some coverage of palliative care and transitional care. The North Carolina-based hospice, home health and palliative care provider is part of the Liberty Health system.

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New Leaders Emerge at Hospices Coast-to-Coast

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Fosinas 30-year career included health care leadership roles, including serving as president of NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital and its home health and hospice services, Lawrence Homecare and Jansen Hospice. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2022

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed new approaches for enforcing hospice regulations that will become effective on Jan. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed new approaches for enforcing hospice regulations that will become effective on Jan. million hospice fraud scheme.

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Addus Orients M&A Strategy Away From Hospice, Towards Home Health, Personal Care

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Addus HomeCare Corporation’s (NASDAQ: ADUS) is shifting its M&A strategy away from hospice deals to focus on its home health and personal care businesses. Texas-based Addus provides personal, home health and hospice care across 207 locations in 22 states, reaching roughly 46,500 patients annually.