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NAHC President Dombi: Hospices Face Stricter Oversight in 2023

Hospice News

Regulators have been keeping an increasingly close watch on hospice providers, and this may intensify in 2023. What are your expectations going into 2023? We saw it in home health, triggering reactions relative to increased audit activity on the claim side of it. So I would absolutely put that into the mix for 2023.

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M&A Volume May Shift From Hospice to Home Health

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Though many expect a hospice M&A rebound in 2024, the scales are tipping in favor of home health companies among buyers. After 2023’s slump, PE firms have been sitting on more than $800 million in dry powder, according to data shared with Hospice News by The Braff Group. Interest rates remain a wild card.

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How April Anthony, Investors Built New Home Health and Hospice Company VitalCaring

Hospice News

For now, expanding its “bread and butter” home health and hospice business takes priority, according to Anthony, but VitalCaring will likely consider additional service lines as the years progress — including palliative care. We’ll definitely see expansion. Palliative care is a great example.

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Hospices that Excel During COVID More Attractive to Buyers

Hospice News

Deal volume is definitely down this year over the past few record-setting years. It’s down a bit by about 10% – 11% in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2021 as some of the investor focus shifts to home health. There was definitely a perfect storm the past couple years with hospice.

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Home Care Entrepreneur Builds Serenity First Hospice, Seeks to Educate Patients on End-of-Life Options

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With the launch of Serenity First, Johnston transitioned from her career in home health and personal care. It’s definitely been a learning curve the whole way. Looking ahead to 2023, what are some of your priorities and concerns that are on your radar? Today, Bell South is a subsidiary of AT&T (NYSE: T).

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NAHC and NHPCO Announce Transition Board of Directors

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For Immediate Release December 21, 2023 The National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) jointly announced today that they have developed a proposed slate of Transition Board of Directors and officers for 2024.

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Hospice News ELEVATE : Fireside Chat with Netsmart

Hospice News

As VBID now, we’re approaching the end of 2022 and then emerging into 2023, we’re going to be in 15 plans, 119 plan benefit packages, and across 806 counties. That’s what they said in home health, but we know they get different flavors and do a little bit different variety of care and what they provide.

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