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Voices: Deanna Heath, VP of Hospice and Palliative Care Services, KanTime

Hospice News

Deanna Heath: I have worked in the post-acute space since 2003 with a focus in hospice. For the first time ever, the model will test the carve-in of the hospice benefit into Medicare Advantage with the provision of palliative care, transitional concurrent care and supplemental benefits — all spliced and bundled into the VBID model.

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Choice Health Acquires Private Duty Company Instant Care, Enters Arizona Market

Hospice News

Established in 2003, Instant Care of Arizona provides in-home senior care and caregiving support to patients and their families in Phoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, among 15 other cities throughout the Maricopa County area. The transaction also gives Choice its first foothold in the Grand Canyon State. By 2050, nearly 2.5

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CMS to Sunset Look-Alike Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plans in 2023

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2023 will phase out dual-eligibility special needs look-alike plans within Medicare Advantage. Close to 12 million people in the United States qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid. Some hospice patients rely on these plans for other health needs, such as nursing home costs.

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Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence?

Pallimed

In November 2003, the Orlando Sentinel published a series of articles on OxyContin, exemplifying the media’s moral panic about opioids (12). This unexpectedly and undesirably increased health insurers’ medication costs, including Medicare and Medicaid (22). How Did the Media Contribute to this Moral Panic?

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Hospice CEO, Chief Compliance Officer Collaborations Key to Quality

Hospice News

Ervin joined Avow Hospice in 2003, working in various clinical and non-clinical roles. This year has brought several regulatory changes to the hospice space, including the proliferation of various audits , including Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) audits conducted by Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACS).

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Aging and Homelessness: Margot Kushel

GeriPal

So we realized that we had a series of cross-sectional studies in San Francisco from the early 1990s to 2003. We looked at it and realized that in the early 1990s, 11% of folks were 50 and over, and by 2003, 37% were. But they would ask a bunch of questions. Eric: Good luck with the power out there. Margot: Thank you.