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CMS Ramps Up Efforts to Root Out ‘Door Knocker’ Hospice Schemes

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently elaborated on its plans to expand public education campaigns designed to help protect hospice beneficiaries from fraudulent actors in the space. Program integrity concerns have heated up in the hospice industry.

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California Hospice Physician Sues CMS, HHS Over Fraud Allegations

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to fraud allegations that have resulted in licensure and billing privilege revocation. Shaarawy provides internal and family medicine, palliative care and hospice services and operates a private practice in Canoga Park, California. court documents stated.

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Mahogany CEO: Hospice on Cusp of ‘Tremendous Revolution’

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Mahogany Home Health and Hospice recently launched services in southwestern Ohio. The new hospice startup is the first Black-owned hospice and home health organization statewide with a drive to improve utilization among underserved populations. Couzens has also held hospice chaplain roles at St.

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‘Upgrading’ the Medicare Hospice Benefit

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The Medicare Hospice Benefit could use an “upgrade” to ensure greater flexibility that may be necessary to fully support patients’ needs. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) should consider is retiring the six-month terminal prognosis requirement and allowing for some concurrent care, Wallace and Wladkowski indicated.

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2 Tailwinds Shaping Hospice Growth, Care Delivery

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Rising demand for end-of-life care is pushing hospice growth opportunities to the forefront in value-based reimbursement. More payers in this arena are increasingly recognizing the depth of potential beneficial outcomes when it comes to collaborative hospice partnerships. billion in 2022, Medicare (MedPAC) reported.

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Palliative Care’s Most Disruptive Forces in 2025

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Financial volatility across the health system presents a substantial risk to palliative care teams, because there are no requirements that health systems or plans provide palliative care (with some specific exceptions). Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a State Plan Amendment (SPA).

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Managing the Hospice Payment Cap by Balancing Length of Stay

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Careful management of the hospice aggregate cap is key to providers’ sustainability as regulatory scrutiny continues to heat up. The cap is designed to prevent overuse of hospice, put controls on Medicare spending and foster greater access to care among patients. For Fiscal Year 2024, the U.S. In 2025, this will rise to $34,465.

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