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How 3 Hospice Companies Are Beating the Workforce Shortage

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Dallas-based Enhabit’s footprint includes 252 home health locations and 105 hospice locations across 34 states. The company emerged from the 2021 spinoff of Encompass Health’s (NYSE: EHC) home health and hospice segment. The post How 3 Hospice Companies Are Beating the Workforce Shortage appeared first on Hospice News.

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4 Key Trends for Hospices to Watch in 2024

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While some hospice companies reported hiring and capacity gains in 2023, often driven by bonus programs, the problem persists for many providers. This includes tasks like clinical documentation, a major pain point for clinicians who wish to focus more on their patients.

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VitalCaring Primed for Hospice Expansion in 2024

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The Texas-based home health and hospice company VitalCaring Group was built largely through acquisitions, and the company expects to step up that strategy in 2024 with an emphasis on hospice. The post VitalCaring Primed for Hospice Expansion in 2024 appeared first on Hospice News.

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Justice Department Indicts 3 Suspects on Hospice, PPP Fund Fraud

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According to court documents, between January 2018 to in or May 2021, the defendants allegedly used the two Los Angeles-based hospice companies to submit more than $9 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare.

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2022

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In 2022, the hospice community laid the groundwork for a transformational 2023. During late 2021 and 2022, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) developed new approaches for enforcing hospice regulations that will become effective on Jan. 3–6 Big Provider, Payer Hospice Deals. s (NYSE: HUM) $2.8

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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. During the past several years, HCA has closed a number of home health and hospice acquisitions. More than 1.72

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Regulators Taking Aim at Hospice PE Backers

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Despite a cool down in the hospice mergers and acquisitions market during the first quarter of 2022, private equity firms have stayed aggressive on deals. About 30% to 50% of home health and hospice transactions in 2021 involved private equity, according to the M&A advisory firm The Braff Group. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),

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