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Hospice News
MARCH 4, 2025
The value-based agreement contracts Thyme Care with Humana Medicare Advantage plans, giving them access to their beneficiaries. Humana Medicare Advantage members who are eligible for the program in Michigan, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Pennsylvania and New Jersey may now receive services from Thyme Care.
Hospice News
APRIL 25, 2025
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) during the public health emergency have been extended several times. The law allows for continuation of several public health, Medicare and Medicaid authorities and programs. Calls are growing louder to make permanent regulatory flexibilities for telehealth.
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Hospice News
APRIL 12, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed 2025 hospice rule contains clarifications on which physicians may certify patients for hospice enrollment. The CoPs require that a hospice medical director or physician designee review patient clinical information and provide written certification of their terminal illness.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 5, 2022
In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. It has also helped me serve our partners in this space as a National Medical Director for CHAP. This article is sponsored by CHAP.
Hospice News
AUGUST 25, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the U.S. FCA cases often hinge on whether a hospice billed Medicare for services a patient was not eligible to.i For instance, if a hospice with a $15 million annual revenue has nine medical directors on staff, this should “jump off the page” for a buyer, he said.
Hospice News
MARCH 29, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a 2.6% billion in annual savings for Medicare, which underscores the critical importance of investing in hospice to ensure continued beneficiary access to quality end-of-life care.” Hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5 In a proposed rule released yesterday, the U.S.
Hospice News
JULY 11, 2024
Efforts to establish potential payment mechanisms for high-acuity palliative services within the Medicare Hospice Benefit will require greater clarity from regulators, according to the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC). These services would also include facilitating patient autonomy, access to information and choice, CMS proposed.
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