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5 ‘Hidden Gem’ Palliative Care News Stories in 2024

Hospice News

Palliative care providers have explored diverse routes to improve quality and access to their services in 2024. The topics spanned evolving reimbursement trends, innovative care delivery partnerships and research examining the biggest barriers among undeserved populations.

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Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

Hospice News

Texas-based New Day provides home health, hospice, palliative and personal care services across 31 locations in Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and in its home state. Bill is an icon in the industry and a staunch Medicare beneficiary advocate, always putting patients first and fighting for their rights and benefits. as well as the U.S.

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New Palliative Provider Journey of Care to Build on Unique Value-Based Partnerships

Hospice News

A new palliative care provider has emerged in Colorado, branded as Journey of Care. Journey of Care is among the rare companies that strictly provide palliative care, without the service being attached to a hospice, health system, primary care company or other entity. Its really hard to find.

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Medicare Claims for Unrelated Services Put Hospices at Risk

Hospice News

Medicare claims for unrelated services creates serious financial and legal risks for hospice providers — even if they are not the ones who sent the bill. During recent years, payouts for non-hospice services provided to Medicare beneficiaries have tipped into the billions. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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New York State Establishes New Center for Hospice, Palliative Care

Hospice News

New York state’s new Center for Hospice and Palliative Care recently launched with an aim to increase utilization and goal-concordant outcomes among swelling aging populations in the Empire State. The next year will include leveraging data and research to develop best practices in care models.

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From Sea to Shining Sea: State Palliative Care Laws Yield Mixed Results

Hospice News

Stretching back more than a decade, a rising number of states have passed laws designed to raise awareness of hospice and palliative care, but to date, few if any have achieved measurable results. Palliative care does that. Five flavors of palliative care laws. The reasons for this run the gamut.

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Incoming Samaritan CEO Phillip Heath: Reduce Dependence on Medicare

Hospice News

A veteran of the senior services sector, Health has spent his 30-year career as a leader of hospice, senior housing, long term care, and PACE programs, in addition to a stint as a health care lobbyist. I also think that we have to look at the potential new relationships out there with long term care.

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