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How CON Laws Influence Hospice Quality, Program Integrity

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Alivia Care emerged in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a wider range of services. Providing end-of-life care in a state without CON policies in place can bring its own challenges, according to Eddie Belluomini, COO of 1Care Hospice & 1Care Kids.

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5 Numbers that Shaped Hospice in 2022

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Hospices simply did not have enough staff to meet demand, which drove some of them out of business. Executives from almost every publicly traded hospice company raised this issue in earnings calls and presentations throughout the year. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Hospice utilization.

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

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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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4 Ways Hospices Are Pursuing Growth in 2023

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.” – Jim Palazzo, CEO, Transitions Care “I was interested in PACE services just because of the similarity that it has to hospice care and the need that it fills, often for some of the poor folks in a community. Because most of the individuals accessing PACE are going to be Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.

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