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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

Empath reported having more than 22,000 patients enrolled in its “full life care” services. The company merged with Stratum Health in 2020, and has been on a growth trajectory since. Most recently, Empath affiliated with Hospice of Marion County in Florida.

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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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NHPCO Annual Leadership Conference Celebrates Volunteers and Awards Honorees

NHPCO

Over her 21-year tenure with NHPCO, Lund Person has developed and updated countless tools and resources for hospice providers, answered many regulatory questions, and worked with regulators and policymakers on a wide range of hospice regulatory issues. He presently serves on the NHPCO Board as Immediate Past Chair.

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Hospice Action Network Honors 2021 Congressional Champions

NHPCO

I’m honored to be selected as one of HAN’s Angel Awardees again this year, and I am so grateful for the work HAN, NHPCO, and all the hospice and palliative caregivers do on behalf of people across West Virginia.” . “I I have long worked to advance bipartisan solutions that expand the public’s access to palliative and end-of-life care.

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