Hospice News
JULY 13, 2022
bump in Medicare payments, which they say is insufficient in light of COVID-19 and staffing headwinds. CMS in April released the 2023 proposed payment rule for hospice providers, including the 2.7% A key point of contention is that CMS used 2019 data to calculate the 2023 rate, including wages and cost reports.
Hospice News
MAY 25, 2023
Massachusetts-based Advanced Home Care has acquired Dignity Hospice Care for an undisclosed amount. The transaction follows Advanced Home Care’s acquisition of Dignity Home Care late last year. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Only about 4 or 5 were hospice deals.
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Hospice News
DECEMBER 12, 2023
Program integrity issues that have heated up in the hospice space during the past five years reached a boiling point in 2023. Hospice providers have seen an array of increased regulatory oversight in 2023. Many established services for the purpose of selling the license at a profit or defrauding Medicare. In response, the U.S.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 9, 2022
1, 2023, meaning that some of the program’s rules will change. Often called the MA hospice carve-in , the voluntary demonstration is designed to assess payer and provider performance related to hospice within Medicare Advantage (MA). Numbers from the program’s first year offer few clues for the 2023 landscape.
Hospice News
JULY 14, 2022
Margin pressures from the proposed cuts to Medicare home health rates could impact palliative care and hospice. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in June released its proposed home health reimbursement rule for 2023, which included a 4.2% pay hike for hospice care in 2023.
Hospice News
MAY 30, 2023
Los Angeles-based Hospice Home Care recently rolled out a scholarship program for hospice aides in a move towards building career pathways and improving retention. Home hospice aides in the Los Angeles county region who have previously worked with the organization were eligible to apply for the scholarship. Census Bureau.
Hospice News
AUGUST 26, 2022
Medicare reimbursement is the lifeblood of hospice providers, and a clear understanding of policies like budget neutrality can help elucidate the payment systems that keep their businesses running. The clearest example of how this works was the 2020 rebasing of payments for the four levels of hospice care.
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