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How California Began Expanding Palliative Care Via Medicaid

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Palliative care has become a more sought-after treatment plan in recent years, and one agency in California has led the charge in advancing palliative care support among its population. He returned to hospice care part time from 2010 to 2014 from his home base in Napa County.

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Amedisys Having ‘Significant Conversations’ with Prospective Palliative Care Partners

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Kusserow – who holds a reputation as a successful turnaround executive – held the Amedisys CEO role from 2014 until early 2022. During that time, he helped spearhead the company’s aggressive hospice expansion, epitomized by the industry-shaping acquisitions of Compassionate Care Hospice, AseraCare and other businesses.

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Amedisys CEO Gerard ‘Terminated Without Cause;’ Kusserow to Return

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.” Kusserow retired as CEO effective April 15 but remained chairman of the board of directors.Kusserow’s first tenure as CEO began in 2014. Under Kusserow, Amedisys also expanded its care continuum from home health and hospice to include palliative care, personal care, hospital-at-home and skilled-nursing-facility-at-home.

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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. By the Bay Health now serves eight counties statewide and provides hospice, palliative and pediatric care, along with skilled nursing home health and grief support.

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Two Hospices Halt Services Amid Staffing Shortages

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in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Personal care and social work referrals will also end. “But Though this was a 22.26% increase from the state’s rate in 2014, it still fell below the national average of 50.3% Vermont hospice shuts down three service lines. Census Bureau.

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

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They were 37% more likely to say they needed more help with personal care. Families who said the hospice referral occurred too late were 119% more likely to express concerns about care coordination. Medicare and most other insurances require that people not receive cure-oriented care while in hospice. Support Care Cancer.