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Post-PHE Hospice Regulation: Preparing for the Reinstated Volunteer Requirement

Hospice News

The return of volunteer requirements is among the regulatory changes being implemented with the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2020 issued a number of flexibilities intended to ease burdens on health care providers during the pandemic.

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Former VITAS Manager Becomes VP of Operations; Hawaii E.D. Doc Turns Hospice Medical Director

Hospice News

Hospice utilization in Hawaii reached 45.4% in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Though utilization runs low compared to other states, the need for hospice care is high in Hawaii. A swelling aging population is rising demand for serious and terminal illness care statewide.

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Older Americans Month

AT Home Care & Hospice

According to the 2020 Census , more than 55 million people aged 65 and older live in America today, and those numbers will grow in the coming years. Many families find that end-of-life care for a loved one comes with complex medical and emotional needs. population.

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Hospice Action Network Honors 2021 Congressional Champions

NHPCO

“People in the final stages of life should have access to the compassionate care that hospice and palliative care provide. I have long worked to advance bipartisan solutions that expand the public’s access to palliative and end-of-life care. Thank you to the NHPCO for this award and their work?

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