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U.S. Health Care Expenditures to Reach $7.1 Trillion by 2031; Hospice Spending to Double by 2032

Hospice News

“In our NHE accounting, you will find spending on palliative care or hospice care in the hospital, nursing home and home health care sectors. Medicare sequestration was established in 2014 by the Budget Control Act. Nationally, registered nurses saw average salary increases of 5.95% in 2022.

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

Hospice News

Whitaker has been at the helm of the nonprofit since 2014, serving as COO prior to that. She became a hospice nurse for By the Bay Health in 1996, then named Hospice of Marin, taking on various roles in clinical leadership throughout her more than 27-year tenure. Prior to Calvary Hospital, he was COO at the Jacobi Medical Center.

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