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Thyme Care Launches Palliative Telehealth Service for Cancer Patients

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The oncology-focused value-based enabler Thyme Care has launched a virtual palliative care program, branded as Enhanced Supportive Care. Cancer patients, like many other chronically ill individuals, often benefit from palliative care. Dr. Julia Frydman, formerly of Mt. Sinai Health System, will lead the new service.

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The Intersections Between Hospice and Palliative Care

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Hospice care and palliative care services have similar, but diverging, threads across the care continuum. An area of increasing overlap centers around patient consultations discussing symptom management and goals of care. The organization recently held a conference with the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC).

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Key Trends That Will Shape the Hospice Industry in 2023

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Most hospices are sliding into 2023 between a rock and a hard place, beset by headwinds, labor shortages and questions with no easy answers. Government oversight of hospice providers will tighten during 2023. These concerns will be a hot topic in the new year, but other regulatory actions are also underway for 2023.

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Why SCAN Health Plan Will Enter Hospice VBID in 2023

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SCAN Health Plan is among the Medicare Advantage (MA) payers entering the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) payment demonstration in 2023. Geographically, the program will be available in 806 counties in 24 states in 2023, up from 461 this year. Hospice VBID enters its third year in 2023.

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3 Nonprofit Hospice Providers to Watch in 2023

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Last year, Ohio’s Hospice — and its palliative care arm Pure Healthcare — entered into a VBID network contract with the CVS Health Corp. Branded at Ohio’s Hospice at United Church Homes, it provides care in more than three communities across the UCH footprint. NYSE: CVS) subsidiary Aetna.

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Key Research Trends: Telehealth Impacts, Global Gaps in Hospice, Goal-Concordant Care

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The study spanned the telehealth experiences of terminally ill cancer patients 29 years old and under who were eligible to receive hospice care between 2021 and 2023. The study points to the potential for telehealth utilization to improve care coordination and quality for dying pediatric populations, researchers stated.

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Optum a Rising Star at UnitedHealth Group, Has More Room to Grow

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million patients in value-based care arrangements across all of its clinical business lines. This reflects patient census growth of about 900,000 people during 2023. revenues growth during 2023, reaching $371.6 Optum Health currently serves more than 4.1 The company in Q4 of last year saw a 33.9%

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