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By the Bay Health to Merge with Mission Hospice & Home Care

Hospice News

By the Bay Health and Mission Hospice & Home Care recently signed a letter of intent to merge the two California-organizations. Previously known as Hospice by the Bay, the organization rebranded in 2021 to reflect a broadening scope of services. Hospice utilization in the Golden State is the highest nationwide.

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

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary also project that health care expenditures will represent 19.6% of the nation’s gross domestic product by the end of that time frame, up from slightly more than 18% in 2021. billion for hospice care, according to the trustee’s report.

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Hosparus Applies for PACE License, Expands Hospital Partnerships

Hospice News

Kentucky-based Hosparus Health is poised for expansion — through joint ventures, new investments in its palliative care program and the forthcoming launch of a PACE center. The nonprofit hospice provider’s subsidiary — Care Guide Partners — has applied to the U.S. But his interest in the service precedes that experience. “I

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How Medicare Budget Neutrality Impacts Hospice Payment

Hospice News

The clearest example of how this works was the 2020 rebasing of payments for the four levels of hospice care. CMS that year reduced routine home care (RHC) rates by 2.7% and increased amounts for continuous home care, general inpatient care, and inpatient respite care by the same percentage.

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Hospice Length of Stay: Balancing Patient Needs Against Regulatory Compliance

Hospice News

days, according to a report from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). However, those numbers fell by nearly five days in 2021 to 92.1, Regardless of length of stay, hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5 days during the same period in 2021. That number reached 92.5 billion annually — a 3.1%

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

Hospice News

The organization has grown its patient census and geographic reach under Whitaker’s leadership, citing a “234% increase” in the number of patients accessing care across all of its service lines in the announcement, as well as expanded services into four new counties.

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What the 7 Most Shocking Home Care Trends Mean for the Industry in 2022

Home Care Pulse

– Trend #4: Agency Owners Are Still Worried About COVID-19—Making 2021 the First Year it Ranks as One of Their Top Threats. Trend #4: Agency Owners Are Still Worried About COVID-19—Making 2021 the First Year it Ranks as One of Their Top Threats. L ooking for the latest news in home care?

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