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AccentCare CMO Loengard: Palliative Care a ‘Huge Opportunity’

Hospice News

Home-based care provider AccentCare has been busy since its merger with Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, exploring new technologies and care delivery strategies, as well as expanding business lines. We’re excited to be already using a couple of different solutions. We’ve deployed Muse. Could you add some details about that?

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What Hospices Can Learn from Home Health Agencies on New Program Integrity Rules

Hospice News

Hospices seeking to gauge the potential impact of new regulatory actions in the space can look to their counterparts in the home health field. CMS is no doubt hoping for similar results for the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Their recommendations included a temporary moratorium on new hospices enrolling in Medicare.

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Compassus Expands Services, Footprint Via Ascension Saint Thomas Partnership

Hospice News

“In 2020, Compassus became the managing partner of Ascension at Home, a joint venture between Ascension and Compassus, broadening both organizations’ home-based care services beyond hospice and palliative care to also encompass home health,” a Compassus spokesperson told Hospice News in an email.

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Hospice M&A Going Strong, But Non-Medical Home Care a Rising Star

Hospice News

Deal volume for non-medical home care companies outstripped that for hospice or home health during the first half of the year. As of the end of Q2, this included 23 deals compared to 17 each for Medicare-certified home health and for hospice, according to a report by M&A advisory firm Mertz Taggart.

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Hospices that Excel During COVID More Attractive to Buyers

Hospice News

There were roughly 66 hospice transactions in 2020 and 67 in 2021. It’s down a bit by about 10% – 11% in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2021 as some of the investor focus shifts to home health. I’m also anxious to see the results coming out with the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in.

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Addus Acquires Apple Home Healthcare

Hospice News

In addition to home health care, the company offers heart failure and diabetes management, psychiatric home health, social services, telemonitoring and fall prevention, among other specialty care programs. The previous year Addus bought Chicago-based Summit Home Health for an undisclosed amount.

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Fallout of 2023 Home Health Payment Rule Likely to Affect Hospices

Hospice News

While home health operators brace for the impact of the meager 2023 reimbursement rates, hospices likewise must prepare for a ripple effect. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently established a 0.7% base rate payment increase for home health care in 2023.

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