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7 ‘Hidden Gem’ Hospice News Stories in 2024

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Let Patients Lead the Way: Hospice Veterans Advice for New Nurses Hospice nurses share the benefits of their experience with new recruits to the space as providers nationwide work to improve recruitment and retention. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) fueled a total of $1.4

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Federal Funds Reignite Hospice Nurse Recruitment Initiative

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A new hospice nursing recruitment effort has launched in the New England region after being stalled by the pandemic. The recruitment initiative is the fruit of a collaboration between Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire (VNH) and the Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care Alliance of New Hampshire (the Alliance).

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CMS Proposes 2.8% Payment Update for Hospices in 2024

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) late Friday released the 2024 proposed payment rule for hospice providers. In it, CMS proposed to update hospice payments by 2.8%, which includes a market-basket percentage increase of 3% and a 0.2 percentage point productivity adjustment.

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CMS: Hospice Recertification Via Telehealth Ends With COVID PHE

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has reiterated that the agency will not allow hospices to recertify patients after the COVID-19 public health emergency expires. . Face-to-face encounters for purposes of patient recertification for the Medicare hospice benefit can now be conducted via telehealth (i.e.,

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New California Law Further Tightens Hospice License Oversight

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The audit is expected to examine the factors that contributed to the expansion of hospice providers in the state during the last decade and determine the scope of fraud or abuse. Last week, a group of hospice industry organizations wrote to U.S. Medi-Cal is the state’s Medicaid program.

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SCAN Group Invests in Guaranteed’s ‘Inclusive’ Hospice Technology Services

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Medicare Advantage organization SCAN Group has invested an undisclosed dollar amount in tech-enabled hospice startup Guaranteed. SCAN Group, parent company of SCAN Health Plan, is the latest investor in the hospice company.

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4 Key Trends for Hospices to Watch in 2024

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Referral rejection rates among hospices reached a record high of 41% in 2022, according to data from CarePort, a WellSky company. Partnerships and affiliations can help hospices mitigate the payment reductions that will likely occur within Medicare Advantage, as health plans generally seek to negotiate for lower rates.

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