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Stillwater Hospice CFO: A Winning Recipe for Improving Rural Hospice Care

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Montana-headquartered Stillwater Hospice has found a successful rhythm to strategic rural-based growth and sustainability. Launched in 2017, the hospice company serves predominantly rural-based populations in Montana, northern Wyoming and South Dakota. If youre a rural hospice, you may have higher reimbursement needs.

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

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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. The court also ordered Virlar-Cadena to pay $9 million in restitution and $9 million in forfeiture. Justice Department indicated in a statement.

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Why Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living Operators Invest in Home-Based Hospice Programs

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“If you think about how they’ve taken on strains in their capacity, these post-acute services – home health and hospice – they can get patients out of very expensive settings,” Klementz told Hospice News at the Home Care 100 Conference. Anthony’s Hospice. Among the 1.6

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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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4 Ways Hospices Are Pursuing Growth in 2023

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A lot of times you find that they don’t have an option to stay at home, because they can’t afford to bring in support systems or pay for private sitters, and they end up going to a nursing home. Also, the Amedisys subsidiary Contessa Health has made joint ventures an essential component of its business model.

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Future Leaders Class of 2022: Lauren O’Dwyer, CFO, Anvoi Hospice and Anvoi Management

Hospice News

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. As a controller, I have my hands in nearly everything to impact the hospice company as a whole, not as just a specific department or area.

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Top Hospice Trends to Watch in 2025

Hospice News

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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