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New Contessa, UAMS JV to Provide ‘Full Spectrum’ of Home-Based Care

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Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) subsidiary Contessa has penned an agreement the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to offer a “full spectrum of home-based care.”. The JV will offer each of these services in the home setting. “We The JV’s patients will have access to Contessa’s Palliative Care at Home services.

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Contessa, Mt. Sinai Expand Joint Venture, Expand Care Continuum

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NASDAQ: AMED) and Mount Sinai Health system have expanded their joint venture to form a new entity offering a larger continuum of care, branded as Mt. Sinai at Home. Sinai in 2017 to provide hospital-at-home services. In 2021, their joint venture expanded to offer community-based palliative care.

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Hospices Leverage Partnerships to Scale Palliative Care Programs

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Sinai looked to expand its palliative care program, the health system opted to pursue partnerships with providers that have a longer history of developing payor contracts for those services. Many of the folks who work with our Palliative Care at Home Program also participate in one way or another in the hospital-at-home program.

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Calls Grow Louder for Greater Federal Support of Rural Hospices

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NHPCO penned the letter in response to a recent Congressional Hearing on Enhancing Access to Care at Home in Rural and Underserved Communities. The legislation has taken a circuitous route through Congress in recent years, repeatedly reintroduced without passing since 2017. said during the hearing.

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