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10 Hospice News ‘Hidden Gem’ Stories from 2022

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Hospices Need a ‘Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce. The staffing shortage was the hospice community’s strongest headwind during 2022, driving up labor costs while adversely impacting clinical capacity, length of stay and a host of other factors. Researchers Build Framework for Pediatric Palliative Care Growth.

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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

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In 2023, the number of MA plans will swell to 3,998, up 6% from 2022. The demonstration marks the first major step for hospices into the value-based care arena. “I Among those benefits is palliative care.

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Hospices Facilities Launch, Renovate With Growth in Mind

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The organization planned to begin construction in 2022 and open by the end of 2023. Julia Hospice & Palliative Care is holding a fundraising event on October 5 to garner support to refuel construction efforts. The nonprofit has provided hospice care to nearly 3,000 patients at the four-room center since its opening in 2002.

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Payers to Hospices: Don’t Wait to Start Working with MA Plans

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MA has emerged as a powerhouse in health care, with industry-wide implications. million in 2022, according to CMS. The Medicare Advantage program grew 8% between 2021 and 2022 — about 2.2 When it comes to hospice VBID, numbers from the program’s first year offer few clues for the 2023-2024 landscape.

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Midland Health Opens New Inpatient Supportive Care Center

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Hospitalized patients with longer stays and uncontrolled pain and symptom management are also eligible to receive these inpatient palliative services, which include goals of care discussions, care coordination, pain and symptom management, as well as spiritual and emotional support, among others.

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Hospices Delve into PACE, Dementia Care Amid Calls for Change

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These programs can help hospices provide better coordinated care and help patients and their families navigate a fragmented health care system and complex web of community resources, according to Liz Fowler, president and CEO of Bluegrass Care Navigators.

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More States Integrating Palliative Care Into Medicaid Programs

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“We want to be much more flexible in terms of being able to triage people to the right level of care, and not just accessing palliative care to fill a gap for a short period of time.” These are often offered as part of specialized managed care programs. Patient eligibility criteria also fluctuate across state Medicaid lines.