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Bill to Re-Allocate Federal Hospice Dollars Moving Forward in Congress

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The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation have been in communication with lawmakers in hopes of keeping the funds within the hospice program. “We for next year.

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LeadingAge: Proposed DEA Rule Could Limit Medication Access for Hospice Patients

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“We agree guardrails are needed around telehealth utilization broadly and most especially when there is a high-risk situation such as overprescribing of controlled medications,” Katy Barnett, director for home care and hospice operations and policy at LeadingAge, indicated to the DEA. “In

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

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Whitaker has been at the helm of the nonprofit since 2014, serving as COO prior to that. “Frank and Chris have done everything to ensure that the Calvary family is at the side of anyone who needs end-of-life care,” Decina said in a statement. the previous year – both California-based.

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3 Nonprofit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023

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“We envision a large network of not-for-profit, community-based hospice providers working collaboratively to create standards for what a community should expect from an end-of-life care provider.” Empath Health Also in Florida is the nonprofit post-acute care provider Empath Health. It increases costs.

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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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Bringing goal-concordant care to populations in need will likely require a reexamination of societal views about death, including the “over-medicalization” of end-of-life care. To Accelerate Hospice Growth, It’s Time to Embrace ‘The Social Determinants of Death’.

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Agape Care’s New M&A VP, New CEO Takes Helm at Community Hospice

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The company in July 2021 purchased three hospice and home health agencies as part of its multi-state expansion plans. Assets acquired in the deal included Tender Care Home Health & Hospice and Sun Tree Hospice in Utah, as well as Hands of Hope Home Care & Hospice in Idaho. and Salt Lake City, Utah. “It

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Two Hospices Halt Services Amid Staffing Shortages

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Hospice and Home Care of Juneau shutters. Alaska-based Hospice and Home Care of Juneau (HHCJ) recently announced its closure, citing high staffing costs and lack of clinicians. HHCJ had two hospice and 17 home health patients on its services when the closure took effect on October 19. Census Bureau. Census Bureau.

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