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VITAS Comes Out Swinging, But COVID Still Packs a Punch

Hospice News

VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp. drop in admissions to 16,530 in Q1, with referrals from senior housing and nursing homes staying below pre-pandemic levels for the time being. Nursing home patients in particular represented 15.9% of the company’s ADC during 2021. The company saw an 8.9%

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U.S. Health Care Expenditures to Reach $7.1 Trillion by 2031; Hospice Spending to Double by 2032

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of the nation’s gross domestic product by the end of that time frame, up from slightly more than 18% in 2021. “In our NHE accounting, you will find spending on palliative care or hospice care in the hospital, nursing home and home health care sectors. . in 2021” Fiore said. ” In 2022, CMS paid $23.9

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Congress Grills HHS on Hospice Program Integrity

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Numerous reports of these unethical or illegal practices have emerged since 2021, with the majority centered in four states: California, Texas, Nevada and Arizona. Secretary, as you’re aware, I raised this issue with you a year ago at our last budget hearing, and somehow here we are, again, dealing with the same problems.”

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Hospice Length of Stay: Balancing Patient Needs Against Regulatory Compliance

Hospice News

However, those numbers fell by nearly five days in 2021 to 92.1, days during the same period in 2021. One area with room for improvement involves patients who are referred to hospice from nursing home settings where median lengths of stay have yet to recover from pre-pandemic levels, according to Allison.

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

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Previously known as Hospice by the Bay, the organization rebranded in 2021 to reflect a broadening scope of services. By the Bay Health now serves eight counties statewide and provides hospice, palliative and pediatric care, along with skilled nursing home health and grief support. the previous year – both California-based.

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Regulators Taking Aim at Hospice PE Backers

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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. As Wall Street firms take over more nursing homes, quality in those homes has gone down and costs have gone up. That ends on my watch,” Biden said. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.)

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April 2022: CMS updates National Quality Strategy

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Specifically stated, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will set and raise the bar for a resilient, high-value healthcare system that promotes quality outcomes, safety, equity and accessibility for all individuals, especially for people in historically underserved and under-resourced communities. .

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