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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. Scammers have also offered individuals hundreds of dollars in exchange for their Medicare identification beneficiary number.

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Diverse Utilization, Cost Trends Shaping Hospice Care Delivery

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of Medicare hospice decedents terminal conditions in 2023, according to a recent joint report by the Alliance and the Research Institute for Home Care. With the] number of Medicare hospice users, we are seeing major increases over years, as you expect with an aging population, Ware said during a recent webinar.

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2 Tailwinds Shaping Hospice Growth, Care Delivery

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The nations health care system is ripe for change when it comes to improved hospice utilization that could help curb expenditures and improve outcomes, Jackson said during Hospice News 2025 Industry Outlook webinar. This is a rise from Medicare hospice expenditures that reached $23.7 billion in 2022, Medicare (MedPAC) reported.

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Michigan Center for Rural Health Working to Expand Rural Palliative Care

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The two organizations, which have partnered on projects related to critical care hospitals and Medicare beneficiaries, will choose five rural communities in the state with the goal of increasing their capacity to provide palliative care.

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The ‘Holy Grail’ of Palliative Care Payment Through ACOs

Hospice News

ACOs are groups of physicians, hospitals and other health care providers who come together voluntarily to give coordinated high-quality care to their Medicare patients. You have this payment for value, not necessarily payment for bundles or episodes of care, but really the value,” Banach told Palliative Care News in a recent webinar.

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NAHC President Bill Dombi: History Repeating Itself on Hospice Program Integrity

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This is according to Bill Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), who spoke Thursday in a Relias webinar. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) this year introduced a number of new regulations, many of which were modeled after some in place for home health agencies and skilled nursing facilities.

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‘Long-Term Business Viability’ a Top Driver of Hospice VBID Participation

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Providers see sustainability and expanded service growth as main draws to participating in the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recent webinar. Providers have also found that payments from Medicare Advantage plans were often delayed, leading to financial pressures. “In

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