2023 End-of-life care Medicare Patient care 
NHPCO
DECEMBER 13, 2023
The findings in this report reflect patients who received care in Calendar Year (CY) 2021, or Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, provided by hospices certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and reimbursed under the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Most beneficiaries switch to Traditional Medicare.
Hospice News
APRIL 23, 2024
Farrah Daly, owner and founder of Evenbeam Neuropalliative Care LLC, told Palliative Care News that the current demand for neuropalliative care is “just the tip of the iceberg.” “So So many people with neurologic illness become distanced from the health care system,” Daly said.
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Hospice News
JULY 15, 2022
The return of sequestration is adding to the financial storms brewing in hospice, as providers contend with rising costs of delivering patient care, inflation and lackluster reimbursement. After a moratorium during the pandemic, Medicare sequestration resumed July 1. It included a 2.7% per diem rate increase.
Hospice News
JANUARY 18, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled in July 2023. The model comes at a time when dementia-related illnesses are on the rise among hospice patients. Hospices have increasingly recognized a growing need to ramp up support aimed at improving access to services such as respite care.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Concern is mounting around whether current health equity initiatives will be a flash in the pan or yield long term improvement on reducing disparities in hospice care among communities of color. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Diverse representation in staff translates to more inclusive patient care, she added.
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. NASDAQ: AMED) has been named a 2023 Future Leader by Hospice News. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link].
Hospice News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Widespread reports of fraud and abuse in hospice have led to intensified regulatory oversight during 2023. One potential benefit of this scrutiny is patients’ ability to move from an unethical provider to an agency that provides quality care, according to Guaranteed CEO Jessica McGlory. Hospice News photo.)
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