Hospice News
MARCH 14, 2025
The Texas-headquartered company provides hospice, home health and rehabilitation services. This is a rise from Medicare hospice expenditures that reached $23.7 billion in 2022, Medicare (MedPAC) reported. Hospice care was found to save Medicare approximately $3.5 million Medicare beneficiaries, CMS reported.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
The biggest are limited pathways to reimbursement, staffing, misconceptions about palliative services and widespread variations among care models. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover palliative care as a supplemental benefit.
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Hospice News
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
We are thrilled to be providing services in Colorado and excited to expand on our current footprint in Texas and Arizona.” Lumicare Hospice received its Medicare certification in 2020, according to National Hospice Locator data. among Medicare decedents in 2020, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) reported.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Initially established in 2008 as a rehabilitation service provider, Choice expanded into home health during 2012 and later into hospice in 2018. million people in the state will be 65 and older, the Arizona Department of Health Services projected. By 2050, nearly 2.5 The state ranks third in the nation in hospice utilization.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Patients could see an improved level of care following the acquisition with CommCare’s ability to invest in service and facility updates and operate “more efficiently,” according to Tucker. Established in 1994, CommCare offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services throughout Louisiana. currently, according to the U.S.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 27, 2022
Medicare rate increase for 2022 was offset by the return of sequestration, and cost-per-visit increased 62 cents due to wage inflation and sign-on and retention bonuses. The company recently announced an “innovative” contract with a large Medicare Advantage plan operated by the CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) subsidiary Aetna, Gerard said.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 14, 2022
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allowed Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to offer non-skilled home care services as a supplemental benefit. In 2022, close to 15% of all MA plans – about 1,000 in total – offer in-home support services, according to Washington, D.C. “It As of 2019, the U.S.
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