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Hospice News
DECEMBER 5, 2022
In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Dr. Khai Nguyen , National Medical Director, Geriatrician for CHAP, to talk about the age-friendly care movement. It has also helped me serve our partners in this space as a National Medical Director for CHAP. This article is sponsored by CHAP.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Since at least 2022, Contessa has been pursuing palliative care reimbursement through Medicare Advantage. Earlier this year, the Amedisys subsidiary entered into its first full-risk Medicare Advantage contract to include palliative care with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee. million in Q3 2022.
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Hospice News
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Hospice leaders have kept their eyes on four key numbers as 2022 progressed: clinical capacity, length of stay, labor costs and utilization. The workforce shortage had an influence on each one of these indicators, making it perhaps the most significant, though unfortunate, hospice trend of 2022. Clinical capacity. Length of stay.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Around this time last year, the company also began contracting directly with Medicare Advantage payers, beginning with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee. million in 2022. Through the agreement, Amedisys will make palliative care available to eligible members among the nonprofit health plan’s 3.3 million beneficiaries.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 18, 2023
The Nashville-headquartered organization recently secured a $60 million funding round to expand its health services for cancer patients, including palliative care and programs to address social determinants. Minneapolis-based Livio Health was later acquired in 2022 by Lifespark, a senior health care company in the state.
Hospice News
APRIL 17, 2023
Reimbursement for palliative care in fee-for-service Medicare currently only covers physician or nurse practitioner services. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) does allow Medicare Advantage plans to cover home-based palliative care as a supplemental benefit.
Hospice News
JANUARY 19, 2023
billion in 2022, a report from ResearchandMarkets estimated. Not only problems related to diagnosis and treatment, but also the myriad challenges that arise in the social realm,” Hospice of the Valley Executive Medical Director Ned Stolzberg told local news. billion in 2030 from $34.5 billion by 2029, a rise from $76.44
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