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Dole Act Could Give Veterans Greater Access to Hospice, Palliative Care

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The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, currently winding its way through Congress, would likely increase access to hospice and palliative care for veterans, if enacted. However, when a veteran transitions from a VA facility to hospice, they lose access to that benefit.

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Assessing Caregiver Burnout for Hospice, Palliative Patients

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Given the significance of family caregivers in hospice care, providers can benefit from having tools to assess whether or not they are experiencing burnout. Without assistance or relief, these difficulties can impede access to hospice and other types of home-based care. There’s a very high number of U.S.

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Stoneridge Hospice Opens New Palliative Care Location

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Stoneridge Hospice has opened a new palliative care branch in Scottsdale, Arizona. “Our decision to establish a palliative care branch in Scottsdale aligns with our mission to provide comfort, dignity and support to individuals and families during challenging times,” said Patti Brazel, executive director at Stoneridge Hospice.

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How Hospices Can Leverage Palliative Care to ‘Stay Relevant’ in Value-Based Care

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health care is moving steadily towards value-based reimbursement, and having a robust palliative care program can help hospices ensure they are not left behind. This may be even more the case now that the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID), often called the Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve-In, is ending on Dec.

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Bloom Healthcare CEO: Integrating Palliative Care Into Every Decision

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It reduces a lot of the wasteful spending inside of the health care system, and it sets us up for that kind of better interdisciplinary approach towards the end of life, where we can bring in hospice. They’re signing me now to hospice, and I’m going there to die. The company currently operates in Colorado and Texas.

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Hospice Carve-In’s Sunset Could Affect Palliative Care

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Hospice reimbursement trends influence palliative care payment and delivery. Among the significant changes coming this year is the end of the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) model, as of Dec. The North Carolina-based hospice, home health and palliative care provider is part of the Liberty Health system. “The

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Northrim Horizon Acquires Noble Hospice and Palliative Care

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has acquired Noble Hospice and Palliative Care for an undisclosed amount. Northrim is in the process of building out its home-based care platform, with Phoenix-headquartered Noble becoming its first hospice acquisition. We believe Noble Hospice has a business model and standard of care that will stand the test of time.”