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Hospice News
JUNE 28, 2023
Despite this potential, existing programs hit barriers created by misconceptions about palliative care among referring physicians, as well as health equity concerns, among others, according to an analysts of four payment model demonstrations carried out by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation.
Hospice News
AUGUST 14, 2023
Among those demos is the Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM), which ran between 2016 and 2021. Community-based palliative care has the potential to improve end-of-life care and Medicare program costs.” Palliative care also decreased ED visits by 14% and inpatient admissions by 26% while boosting hospice enrollment by 29%.
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Hospice News
JUNE 15, 2023
After more than a decade working in hospice leadership, Alli Collins came across something she had never seen before — a financially viable, all-volunteer provider that is not Medicare-certified. I am the new executive director for Hospice and Palliative Care of the Wood River Valley. Even the nurses just volunteered their time.
Hospice News
AUGUST 26, 2022
Medicare reimbursement is the lifeblood of hospice providers, and a clear understanding of policies like budget neutrality can help elucidate the payment systems that keep their businesses running. An earlier version of budget neutrality was phased out in 2016. These reductions occur within each service.
Hospice News
JANUARY 17, 2024
A recent study examined results of the company’s Total Care Model for patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage or Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH). Founded in 2016, agilon health, inc. The findings appeared in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Allowing patients to receive concurrent hospice and curative care reduces health care costs and improves quality. The agency launched the MCCM in 2016. We really didn’t find subgroups that were not benefiting from the model,” Kranker told Hospice News. “We
Hospice News
MARCH 13, 2024
As hospice program integrity remains in the spotlight, California remains the only state to take action on curbing the problem. Beginning in 2021, numerous reports emerged of unethical or illegal practices among hundreds of newly licensed hospices, particularly among new companies popping up in California, Texas, Nevada and Arizona.
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