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Key Palliative Care Trends to Watch in 2024

Hospice News

of the country’s total population, according to a 2015 report by the U.S. Countering this however, is the need for greater education for all stakeholders on the nature of these services and how they are distinct from hospice. Palliative care is an evolving field. Census Bureau.

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How the Value in Health Care Act Could Change Palliative Care Payment

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The bill builds upon the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, designed to speed transitions to patient-centered, value-based care. Lawmakers recently introduced the Value in Health Care Act, which, if enacted, could create inroads toward improved palliative care reimbursement.

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Defining the Undefined Scope of Palliative Care Payment, Services

Hospice News

The nation’s fragmented payment structures for palliative care reimbursement create opportunities for regulators to examine the facets of these different models across varied geographic areas and patient populations, according to Fred Bentley, managing director for Medicare innovation at ATI Advisory.

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Palliative Care ‘Across the Pond:’ Providers Face Similar Challenges Globally

Hospice News

It was a grand slam if we just learn how to care differently, whether it’s supportive questions, your own vernacular …,” Ihrig told Hospice News at the ELEVATE conference in Chicago. “We Though regional variations exist, some palliative care delivery challenges are nearly universal for providers across the globe. Only 14% of an estimated 56.8

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Angela Hospice’s New Inpatient Facility; Hosparus Opens PACE Center

Hospice News

Angela Hospice’s New Senior Living Inpatient Facility Michigan-based Angela Hospice recently unveiled plans to open a new inpatient center at a senior living facility. Set to open this summer, the hospice facility will feature 15 patient beds at Lourdes Senior Community in Waterford, Michigan. The William B. and Janet B.

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By the Bay Health to Merge with Mission Hospice & Home Care

Hospice News

By the Bay Health and Mission Hospice & Home Care recently signed a letter of intent to merge the two California-organizations. The new organization – combining two of the longest-standing not-for-profit hospices in California – would be uniquely positioned to serve more patients and families.”

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Systematic Change Needed to Support Family Caregivers of Hospice Patients

Hospice News

Given the critical role of family caregivers in home-based care, hospices have a vested interest in expanding their access to support. And while hospices offer social workers and spiritual care, many families continue to have unmet needs that could impede some patients’ access to hospice.

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