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Government Funding Bill Extends Telehealth Flexibilities, Averts Cap Cut

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Continued slowdown of hospice caps: The legislation extends the cap calculation methodology implemented by the Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014. Patients will also be able to continue to participate in telehealth visits from home. . It also directs the U.S. This package is a mixed bag for hospices.

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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Is Bereavement Care Going High Tech? A number of entrepreneurs have emerged with tech solutions that offer grief and logistical support to bereaved families. Combined, Asians, African Americans and Hispanics in 2018 represented only 20% of Medicare hospice patients, while the remaining 80% were Caucasian, according NHPCO.

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Why Patients with Lymphoma Are Less Likely to Receive Hospice

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2 Researchers analyzed Medicare records for 18,777 patients who died with indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), aggressive NHL, or mantle cell lymphoma. Compared to all Medicare beneficiaries who died with cancer, patients with lymphoma proved 23% less likely to receive hospice, and they tended to have fewer days in hospice.

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Why Do Most People Receive Less Time in Hospice than Recommended?

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Medicare Policies. Medicare and most other insurances require that people not receive cure-oriented care while in hospice. Bereaved family member perceptions of hospice referral when their family member was on hospice for seven days or less. 2014; doi 10.1007/s00520-014-2397-7. 2014; 28(7): 959-964. References.

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Two Hospices Halt Services Amid Staffing Shortages

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The nonprofit hospice and home health provider became Medicare certified in 2006, and is operated by Catholic Community Service. HHCJ’s additional services included bereavement care, as well as free medical equipment loans for wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, bath benches, bedside commodes or canes. Census Bureau. Census Bureau.

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