Hospice News

MARCH 15, 2024

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has recommended to Congress a freeze on hospice payment increases starting in 2025. In its annual report to Congress, MedPAC urged policymakers to eliminate hospice base-rate increases for 2025. The 2021 aggregated Medicare hospice margin was 13.3%, according to MedPAC.

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

Francis Reflections Lifestage Care recently opened a new inpatient hospice care center inside the Melbourne Regional Medical Center. A swelling demand for hospice in the community spurred the unit’s development. Formerly Hospice of St. Florida-based St. A team of St. Only Utah and Arizona saw higher rates at 59.4%

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Hospice News

MAY 1, 2023

. “LifeTouch Hospice has a wonderful reputation for providing high quality, patient-centered care, and we look forward to learning, growing and serving together for many years to come.” ” LifeTouch has been struggling financially for several years and has operated in the red since 2018.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

“With the addition of Safe Haven Hospice, we are poised for expansion throughout Central Illinois as we continue our mission of making hospice care more accessible to our communities,” said Justin DeWitte, CEO of Residential Hospice, in a statement. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2023

” Arizona had 239 new Medicare-certified hospices appear between 2018 and 2022, representing 52% of all providers in the state. In that time frame, Nevada saw 56 newly certified hospices, and 369 emerged in Texas. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to address this issue, providing 34 recommendations.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 12, 2022

Capital, delivers hospice care in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin and in its home state of Minnesota. Last month it acquired Michigan-based Corpore Sano Hospice, after purchasing Illinois-based Lexington Hospice Care earlier this summer. currently, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

JUNE 29, 2023

As with nursing, the industry-wide labor shortage has impacted bereavement care, which is an underfunded service, according to Dr. Dawn Gross, palliative care physician at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Health. Gross is also a medical director at ANX Hospice Care.

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Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2023

SEIU analyzed Medicare claims data showing that the average hospice transfer rate among HCA hospital discharges was nearly 40% above the national average in 2021 and represented a 50% growth rate over four years. For one, hospice utilization has been on a steady upswing nationally for several years. told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 8, 2023

Hospices seeking to gauge the potential impact of new regulatory actions in the space can look to their counterparts in the home health field. CMS is no doubt hoping for similar results for the Medicare Hospice Benefit. In that time frame, Nevada saw 56 newly certified hospices, and 369 emerged in Texas.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2022

. “With the addition of Comfort Hospice of St. Louis Missouri and Grace Hospice of Maumee Ohio, we are poised for expansion throughout the Midwest as we continue our mission of making hospice care more accessible to our communities,” Justin DeWitte, CEO of Residential Hospice, said in a statement.

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Hospice News

JUNE 30, 2022

Oklahoma-based Hospice provider CompleteOK recently entered the Texas market with the purchase of a license from Avenir Hospice Care for an undisclosed sum. Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Texas runs high, reaching 52.1% in 2018, tipping above the national average of 50.3%

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Chapters Health System provides hospice, palliative and home health services throughout Florida, as well as durable medical equipment and pharmacy services. Hospice and palliative care brands affiliated with Chapters include Chapters Health Palliative Care, Good Shepherd Hospice, Hospice of Okeechobee, HPH Hospice, and LifePath Hospice.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 1, 2024

“We have an existing group of primary care providers, but we’re very aggressively pursuing acquiring as many primary care providers who are already in the geriatric care space, because when you look at most of the risk-based models — the GUIDE model that’s coming out and ACO REACH,” Ponder Stansel said. “[The

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

of all Medicare hospice patients in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released new strategies to address factors behind health disparities among these communities. They comprised 0.4%

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Startups such as Empathy, Betterleave Bereavement Care, Grief Refuge and Help Texts (formerly Grief Coach) have launched platforms designed to help families cope and assist with tasks such as funeral planning, account cancellations, legalities and financial arrangements. Palliative Care Providers Hitting Walls in Value-Based Reimbursement.

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Hospice News

JUNE 16, 2022

Hospice provider Complete Oklahoma has acquired a license from Houston-based Avenir Hospice Care, establishing the company’s first foothold in Texas. Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Texas runs high, reaching 52.1% in 2018, tipping above the national average of 50.3%

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Hospice utilization in Indiana reached 48.9% among Medicare decedents in 2018, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization. Croix Hospice’s growth is showing no signs of slowing down. Croix Hospice Moves Into Indiana with Adaptive Deal appeared first on Hospice News.

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

As with other demographic groups, hospice utilization among Hispanic, Latino and Latinx populations is low in comparison to Caucasians. Latino patients are more likely to die without receiving hospice care or even information about these services, the report indicated. “We Hispanics made up 6.7%

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Hospice News

MAY 26, 2022

Racial and socioeconomic disparities in hospice and palliative care have been persistent problems in the field for decades, including among communities of Asian origin. To help providers close some of those gaps, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has released a new Chinese American Resource Guide. .

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2022

A group of 17 Illinois health care organizations is collaborating to expand access to home-based primary care, including a number of hospice and palliative care providers. The providers are participating in the Illinois House Care Project, an initiative by the Home Centered Care Institute (HCCI).

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Concern is mounting around whether current health equity initiatives will be a flash in the pan or yield long term improvement on reducing disparities in hospice care among communities of color. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Effective Jan.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

VITAS is dedicated to making hospice care available to all who are eligible,” said Mark Hayes, VITAS vice president of operations, in a statement. Hospice utilization also runs high in Florida. In 2018, the state ranked third nationwide for hospice utilization at 57.9% and 59.2%, respectively.

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Hospice News

JULY 3, 2023

The practice appears to stem from a rash of newly licensed hospices that have emerged in California, Nevada, Texas and Arizona. Some of these providers have secured licenses, as well as Medicare certification and, sometimes, accreditation. In that time frame, Nevada saw 56 newly certified hospices, and 369 emerged in Texas.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Agape Care Group established a presence in Georgia in 2021, setting up shop with a location in the city of Augusta that served 12 counties. Since then, it has been growing its reach and the workforce needed to support increased demand for end-of-life and serious illness care. “We

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Hospice News

AUGUST 1, 2022

Michigan had the 10th highest rate of hospice utilization among Medicare decedents during 2018 at 53.8%, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization. based Lexington Hospice Care for a confidential sum. The national average that year was 50.3%. Utah led the nation with 60.5%.

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Hospice News

JULY 7, 2022

Croix Hospice is answering the growing hospice care needs of central Missouri by locating additional staff to serve communities from our new Jefferson City location,” said CEO Heath Bartness in a press release. based Lexington Hospice Care. Hospice utilization in Missouri reached 50.2% . “St.

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Hospice News

MAY 4, 2022

The diversity, equity and inclusion components of Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) program show promise for expanding access to care, though it means participating hospices will need to devote scarce resources to meet program requirements.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The deal is intended to improve care collaborations, quality and reduce reliance on expensive facility-based care for seniors in Utah, according to the company announcement. Utah holds the highest rate of hospice utilization among Medicare decedents nationwide. Its hospice utilization rate reached 60.5%

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Stakeholders in end-of-life and serious illness care are urging payers to develop a national standardized quality assessment tool for hospices to bridge gaps in health equity. Senior care association LeadingAge recently penned a letter to the U.S.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Trinity has prioritized transactions in the Hawkeye State in response to growing demand for serious illness and hospice care, the company indicated. Hospice utilization runs high in Iowa compared to other states. Iowa’s aging population is the main driver for this swelling need. currently, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

MAY 26, 2022

Above & Beyond has provided home health and hospice care across eastern Iowa since 2004. Its home care services include nursing, and physical occupational and speech therapies, among others. Hospice utilization runs high in Iowa compared to other states. Utah held the highest rate that year at 60.5%. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Pennsylvania reached 48.4% during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Growing demand for serious illness and end-of-life care has made the availability of hospice care even more vital to Pennsylvanians.

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Hospice News

JUNE 22, 2022

The business case for diversity, equity and inclusion in hospice care. Greater diversity, equity and inclusion in health care is more than a flash in the pan. It could impact hospices’ sustainability as well as their access to patients. These disparities must be addressed, but the work does not end there.

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2022

Hospice of the Red River Valley recently began construction on a new inpatient facility in North Dakota. Set to open by 2024, Heather’s House will expand hospice care options for both adult and pediatric patients. . Development of the hospice house has been a long journey. This fell below the national average of 50.3%

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Organizations called comfort care homes have been working to fill this gap. These are generally nonprofit residential facilities that will give patients a place to stay while they receive hospice care. Cassidy is a nurse practitioner, board-certified in palliative care, who also worked for 30 years as a professor of nursing.

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Hospice News

APRIL 21, 2022

The insurance giant acquired 40% ownership of the home health, hospice and personal care provider in 2018, with the private equity firms Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) and TPG Capital holding the remaining 60%. billion — and quickly announced plans to divest the hospice segment.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 26, 2022

In addition to hospice, the nonprofit provider also offers palliative care and grief support. Hospice utilization in Hawaii reached 45.4% in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. A swelling aging population is rising demand for serious and terminal illness care statewide.

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