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CMS 2025 Proposed Rule Signals Changes to Quality Measurement, Omits Program Integrity Actions

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“More and more people are being served by hospice every year, and CMS needs to recognize the dynamic value the benefit provides – not only from the improved quality of life hospices provide, but also from the huge financial savings to Medicare that utilization of the hospice benefit drives.”

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Top Hospice Trends to Watch in 2025

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From a business perspective, this means hospice companies will have to rise to meet burgeoning demand and staff shortages and financial headwinds, including reimbursement that hasnt kept pace with inflation rates. The prior two years also saw some earnings stabilization among publicly traded companies.

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5 Numbers that Shaped Hospice in 2022

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Hospices simply did not have enough staff to meet demand, which drove some of them out of business. Executives from almost every publicly traded hospice company raised this issue in earnings calls and presentations throughout the year. Hospices reported drops in their average length of stay during 2022. Length of stay.

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