Hospice News
APRIL 9, 2024
Reimbursement for community-based palliative care is gaining ground in the Medicare Advantage realm. Palliative care is among the wide range of supplemental benefits that exist within the Medicare Advantage payment landscape. This is a rise from 180 MA plans in 2023 offering palliative services and 64 MA plans in 2020.
Hospice News
MAY 3, 2023
Federal regulators are cracking down on the private insurers that administer Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Broadly, MA plans have been expanding supplemental benefits to include palliative care since 2018, when the U.S. In turn, that could dampen the growth of palliative care supplemental benefits in MA moving forward.
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Hospice News
APRIL 11, 2024
Roughly 82% of Medicare decedents in 2018 were Caucasian, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. The issues identified in the report exist across the country. Access to hospice and palliative care is perceived as lacking. Some patients with serious illnesses didn’t get enough help with managing their pain.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Currently Medicare reimburses for palliative care physician and licensed independent practitioner services through fee-for-service payment programs that do not sufficiently cover the full range of interdisciplinary care. Currently, the palliative care space is dominated by hospices and health systems.
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. But a similar move within the Medicare Hospice Benefit is unlikely.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 18, 2023
As the need for palliation grows, outcomes and experiences vastly vary – with payment often at the crux of inconsistencies in quality and care delivery approaches. The topics range from unmet staff and patient needs, financial and operational headwinds and research fueling innovative care delivery approaches.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
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