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5 Most Game-Changing Hospice Deals from 2022

Hospice News

The home health and hospice provider has had a “dominating” presence in the hospice M&A market in recent years, Mark Kulik, senior director at The Braff Group, previously told Hospice News. billion purchase of Kindred at Home in August 2021. NYSE: EHAB) from Encompass Health (NYSE: EHC) is a prime example.

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Hospice News ELEVATE : Fireside Chat with Netsmart

Hospice News

One thing that just came out last week was the phase two reports, summarizing what happened in 2021 with VBID. In 2021, VBID was in nine MA plans. HSPN: Can you talk a little bit about what kind of disruption could occur in the hospice industry, as a result of Medicare Advantage? Are you not?

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UnityPoint VP Agnew: Educate Patients, Clinicians to Expand Hospice

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Katrina Agnew joined UnityPoint Health in December of 2021 as vice president of hospice. When you talk about an interdisciplinary team coming into your home — nurses, a social worker, chaplain, having access to the physician, volunteers — people are automatically going to think that there’s a cost associated with that.

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