Hospice News
DECEMBER 11, 2024
The Chicago-based Elea Institute is seeking to improve public awareness of hospice and palliative care as well as convene discussions about ways to rethink the Medicare benefit. For example, the Medicare Hospice Benefit was initially designed in the 1970s and 80s to serve the needs of cancer patients.
Hospice News
APRIL 17, 2024
Legacy Hospice has acquired Mississippi-based HomeCare Hospice for an undisclosed sum. HomeCare Hospice operates four locations that cover most of its home state. The addition of HomeCare Hospice to our network will allow us to better serve our community and meet the growing needs of patients in need of compassionate end-of-life care.”
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Hospice News
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Meanwhile, Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) and Gentiva also completed one of the largest deals of the year. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) fueled a total of $1.4 Fraudulent operators have misspent millions of Medicare dollars in recent years, though the actual amounts are difficult to narrow down.
Hospice News
JULY 13, 2023
Hospices’ cost-savings potential A study published in March revealed that hospice saved Medicare roughly $3.5 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been zeroing in on long lengths of stay as a potential red flag, one that could suggest a hospice admitted someone who was not truly eligible.
Hospice News
APRIL 11, 2025
In 2022, more than 907,000 Medicare hospice decedents were older than 85, out of 1.7 We’ve even seen [Medicare] Part B therapy, services, home-delivered primary care, those sorts of things that really allow people to receive everything they need in one place, Ponder Stansel said.
Hospice News
JUNE 4, 2024
“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.
Hospice News
AUGUST 7, 2024
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. Though the hospice carve-in has ended, a growing number of Medicare Advantage plans cover some form of palliative care, she explained.
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