Hospice News

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

With 15 de novos under its belt thus far in 2022, Caring Brands International (CBI) subsidiary Interim HealthCare Inc. The company provides care to roughly 173,000 patients annually. Thus far, 2022 has been a “big year” for Interim Healthcare’s pipeline, Sheets previously told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Startups such as Empathy, Betterleave Bereavement Care, Grief Refuge and Help Texts (formerly Grief Coach) have launched platforms designed to help families cope and assist with tasks such as funeral planning, account cancellations, legalities and financial arrangements. Palliative Care Providers Hitting Walls in Value-Based Reimbursement.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 10, 2023

Expanding its palliative care business is a rising priority for Amedisys Inc., The company’s palliative care strategy rests on the back of risk-based payment models, primarily Medicare Advantage, Kusserow indicated at the J.P. We’re excited to be able to do at-risk palliative in the home. Morgan Healthcare Conference.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Clinicians often lack exposure to palliative care during their medical training – an issue blocking growth of this workforce during a time of rising demand. One key to growing the supply of palliative care clinicians hinges on data that demonstrates how these services improve patient outcomes.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

While hospice and home health M&A continue to burgeon, non-medical home care is starting to slip out from under their shadows. Deal volume for non-medical home care companies outstripped that for hospice or home health during the first half of the year. The case for non-medical home care investment.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Prospero Health has leveraged education and responsiveness to grow its palliative care business. The Tennessee-based home-based care company provides interdisciplinary services to 30,000 seniors with complex health needs in 28 states. So we really had to rethink what palliative care meant.”

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Only 10 new Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will offer home-based palliative care as a primarily health-related benefit for 2023, but payers may be offering those services through other programs. Among Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits, in-home support services and caregiver support saw the most year-over-year growth for 2023.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 15, 2022

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Uintah Home Health and Hospice patients began receiving services under the Canyon umbrella earlier this month. The home health and hospice provider is part of the home care service line of Uintah Basin Healthcare. in 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Kusserow – who holds a reputation as a successful turnaround executive – held the Amedisys CEO role from 2014 until early 2022. During that time, he helped spearhead the company’s aggressive hospice expansion, epitomized by the industry-shaping acquisitions of Compassionate Care Hospice, AseraCare and other businesses.

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Hospice News

APRIL 14, 2023

Based on current trends, risk-based payment systems will likely shape the future of palliative care. The palliative care market is projected to swell during the next decade. However, no standardized definition exists for “palliative care.” The rise of risk Risk-based reimbursement may be giving the palliative care market a push.

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Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2024

Often called the “hospice carve-in,” the program was designed to test coverage of hospice care through Medicare Advantage, in addition to some coverage of palliative care and transitional care. RAND examined the program’s results for Calendar Year 2022. An analysis conducted last year by the RAND Corp.

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Home Care Pulse

APRIL 28, 2022

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Hospice News

MARCH 17, 2023

(NASDAQ: AMED) sees a changing of the guard in its C-suite, the company will not be slowing down on palliative care. The Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based home health and hospice provider recently picked former Walgreens Co. Palliative is interesting because I think we’re the first home health company to take true risk.”

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Hospice News

APRIL 15, 2024

We all know that hospice creates savings, Hospice and palliative care, because of their savings and their higher outcomes, actually are the solution that value-based care is looking for,” Stawasz said. Value-based care, incentivizes use of palliative care, incentivizes use of hospice.”

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2022

Hot on the heels of forming four palliative care-focused joint ventures, Contessa Health has several more in the works during the remainder of 2022. NASDAQ: AMED), which announced its $250 million acquisition of the high-acuity home care company in June of last year. Contessa is a subsidiary of Amedisys, Inc.

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GeriPal

APRIL 26, 2024

Doing home care? As I argue on the podcast, ELNEC has likely done more to lift the primary palliative care skills of clinicians than any other initiative. He is a palliative care physician at the Durham VA Medical Center in Duke and blogs on Substack at Notes from a Family Meeting. Hospice visits? Is that right Josh?

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Hospice News

APRIL 28, 2022

Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) subsidiary Contessa Health is seeing strong patient engagement for its expanded home-based palliative care program, which the company launched in January in partnership with Mt. Sinai partnership marks Contessa’s first risk-based palliative care contract, which is reimbursed through Medicare Advantage.

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Hospice News

JUNE 10, 2022

Amedisys subsidiary (NASDAQ: AMED) Contessa Health has partnered with Texas-based health system Baylor Scott & White Health to develop a model for continuous care in the home, which includes palliative care components. Home health and hospice provider Amedisys acquired the company last June for a $250 million price tag.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Researchers have found common threads in efforts to develop sustainable pediatric palliative care for underserved patients and families in need worldwide. Though demand is growing for pediatric palliative care, availability of these services is scarce at global levels, with staffing shortages and reimbursement issues as large culprits.

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Hospice News

JUNE 23, 2023

The nonprofit health plan CareSource has signed a definitive agreement to partner with Radiant Alliance, a new entity formed by Metta Healthcare and United Church Homes. The creation and subsequent partnership with Radiant Alliance will bring a hospice and palliative care company and senior living operator under the auspices of a payer.

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Hospice News

MARCH 6, 2024

The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation have been in communication with lawmakers in hopes of keeping the funds within the hospice program.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Stakeholders in the hospice community are lobbying for those funds to be reapplied to supporting hospice initiatives, according to Logan Hoover, vice president of policy and government relations at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). CMS has an extensive backlog for hospice surveys.

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Hospice News

JUNE 14, 2023

The nation’s total health care spend is expected to swell by 5.4% annually between 2022 and 2031, reaching $7.1 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary also project that health care expenditures will represent 19.6% ” In 2022, CMS paid $23.9 These data from the U.S. compared to 4.4%

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Referral rejection rates among hospices reached a record high of 41% in 2022, according to data from CarePort, a WellSky company. Transaction volume declined in the hospice and home-based care space in 2023, following the two record-breaking prior years. Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) also have a rising profile.

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Home Care Pulse

OCTOBER 13, 2022

R exburg, Idaho, October 13, 2022—HCP, a leading provider of experience management , training , and reputation management , has released its first-ever State of Training Report. This Report will act as a guide for providers to drive compliance, while also reversing turnover, and improving care outcomes. . Media Contact.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Both admissions and average daily hospice census were down in the third quarter of the year, 6% and 2%, respectively, compared to Q3 2022. Care center closures during 2022 contributed to the decline in admissions and patient census. million in Q3 2022. million in the prior year’s quarter. million, compared with $3.5

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Hospice News

JUNE 7, 2023

” Arizona had 239 new Medicare-certified hospices appear between 2018 and 2022, representing 52% of all providers in the state. Ultimately, developing solutions will require careful collaboration between the hospice community and lawmakers, according NHPCO COO and interim CEO Ben Marcantonio. “But

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Hospice News

JUNE 20, 2023

NASDAQ: PNTG) has acquired Idaho-based Bluebird Home Health, Bluebird Hospice and Bluebird Home Care for an undisclosed sum. Last summer, Pennant purchased Ardent Hospice and Palliative Care in the San Diego region for a confidential amount. million in Q1 2022. The Pennant Group, Inc. The Pennant Group, Inc.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Bassett Healthcare Network is an integrated health system that includes five hospitals, a home health agency and two skilled nursing facilities, as well as dozens of community-based health centers and school-based health centers. Formerly known as Catskills Area Hospice and Palliative Care, the organization rebranded as Helios in 2019.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The national average hourly rate for hospice aides and CNAs rose 9.09% in 2022, compared to a 4.52% increase in 2021, according to the 2022-2023 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report , published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). .

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Hospice News

AUGUST 23, 2023

Texas-based Midland Health recently opened a new inpatient palliative care center aimed at improving access and quality outcomes among seriously ill patients and their families. Dubbed the Center for Serious Illness and Supportive Care, the facility will be based at the health system’s Midland Memorial Hospital.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Lawmakers have an essential role in ensuring the viability of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, according to Davis Baird, director for government affairs for hospice at the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC). He also wrote some sections of the Affordable Care Act. But for now, his work in Congress continues.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Hospice executives in December 2022 shared their predictions for what would happen in the space during 2023. More access to care is critical,” Alex Mauricio, CEO of Bristol Hospice, told Hospice News at the Home Care 100 conference. “I Croix Hospice CEO Heath Bartness told Hospice News at Home Care 100. “We

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In addition to oversee AccentCare’s hospice and palliative care programs, he will also support its clinical care operations and patient experience initiatives. Prior to joining AccentCare, Natarajan founded Chicago Primary Care Sports Medicine. The company merged with Illinois-based Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in 2020.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 21, 2023

CMS initially pitched the idea in 2022 but instead convened a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) to further guide development. The TEP completed its work late last year, and now, per the 2024 proposed home health rule, the agency wants to move ahead with it in 2024. A coalition of industry groups has spoken out about the design of the U.S.

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Hospice News

MARCH 8, 2023

Both Landmark and Prospero are major palliative care providers in addition to their other medical services. billion purchase of the home health and hospice giant LHC Group. “We LinkedIn information posted by Wenners specifies that Prospero was acquired in January 2022. Landmark reportedly joined Optum at the beginning of 2021.

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