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5 Most Game-Changing Hospice Deals from 2022

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Though hospice deal volume dipped in 2022 compared to previous years, five particular transactions could paint a larger picture of where investors see value in the space. Another big-ticket deal in 2022 also involved another payer. Optum to pick up LHC Group. Humana sells bulk of Kindred hospice to private equity. This was Humana Inc.’s

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SCAN Group’s Homebase Medical to Launch New Palliative Care Model

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Homebase Medical, a subsidiary of SCAN Group, is developing a new palliative care model to care for some of the Medicare Advantage organization’s most vulnerable beneficiaries. Homebase Medical previously operated as The Residential Group until SCAN acquired the company in 2022. SCAN is a $4.3

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Advance Care Planning Billing Rules Impede Equitable Access

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On the patient side, Medicare beneficiaries face out-of-pocket costs when advance care planning is performed in any setting outside of an annual wellness visit. The 272 participants polled in the 2022 research included clinicians and administrators from 11 health systems nationwide, among other key stakeholders. Introduced by U.S.

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Providers Work to Solve Palliative Care’s Biggest Growing Pains

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Samaritan’s Palliative Medical Partners provided 17,000 patient visits during 2022 across eight hospitals in south New Jersey, Goldfine stated. A small number [of payers are] commercial, and then you’ve got Medicaid and several government payer pieces, with Medicare tending to be viewed as a lower payer for these services,” Spragens said.

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Obstacles and Opportunities for Palliative Care in the ICU

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If they have not received intentional education about palliative care and the right clinical relationships within the ICU have not been developed, some ICU providers may view palliative care as antithetical to the work they are so rigorously and intentionally performing, emphasized a 2022 study co-authored by Ouchi.

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Key Research Trends: State CON Laws, Dementia Patient Trajectories Reshaping Hospice

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Case in point, the average annual per-patient total cost of care for hospice beneficiaries 65 and older with some kind of dementia was nearly 17x higher in 2022 than for those without these conditions, according to research from the Alzheimer’s Association. Brody is also a registered nurse in end-of-life care.

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Palliative Care an ‘Important Piece’ of Quality in Oncology Programs

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John Hopkins uses a training model across various fellowship programs, including oncology and geriatrics, that fosters improved conversations and patient care strategies using a palliative care approach. Minneapolis-based Livio Health was later acquired in 2022 by Lifespark, a senior health care company in the state.