Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Currently Medicare reimburses for palliative care physician and licensed independent practitioner services through fee-for-service payment programs that do not sufficiently cover the full range of interdisciplinary care. Currently, the palliative care space is dominated by hospices and health systems.
Hospice News
JANUARY 17, 2024
About 18% of hospices nationwide operated in rural areas in 2021, according to a report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). States with high rural populations had more than 10% of residents living further than 60 minutes in driving time from a hospice in 2008, a study from the Journal of Nursing Care Quality found.
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Hospice News
MAY 27, 2022
These include the audit system created by Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014, and the two-tiered reimbursement for routine home care that reduced payment amounts after 60 days. Designed to prevent misuse of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, these efforts may have had unintended consequences.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
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. We are thrilled to be providing services in Colorado and excited to expand on our current footprint in Texas and Arizona.”
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. More than 58% of Medicare descendants in Arizona elected hospice during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. By 2050, nearly 2.5
Hospice News
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Combined, Asians, African Americans and Hispanics in 2018 represented only 20% of Medicare hospice patients, while the remaining 80% were Caucasian, according NHPCO. The most visible attempt began in 2020 when CMS began allowing Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to cover palliative care as a supplemental benefit.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Louisiana hovered at 50% in 2008, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Seniors are projected to represent nearly a quarter (24.8%) of Louisiana’s overall population by 2030, a climb from 16.5% currently, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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