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How Medicare Budget Neutrality Impacts Hospice Payment

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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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4 Ways Hospices Are Pursuing Growth in 2023

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In 2023, the focus for many is to not only expand their core business but to spread further into the care continuum. The below comments were taken from original interviews, conducted in person and via the phone, throughout early 2023. Hospices are blazing trails toward growth, each provider with its own range of strategies.

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U.S. Health Care Expenditures to Reach $7.1 Trillion by 2031; Hospice Spending to Double by 2032

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The nation’s total health care spend is expected to swell by 5.4% Meanwhile, Medicare hospice spending is expected to more than double by 2032. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of the Actuary also project that health care expenditures will represent 19.6% These data from the U.S.

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Hospice Groups to CMS: Don’t Rush CAHPS Changes

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) included the updates in its proposed hospice payment rule for 2025. Between the 2021 and 2023 reporting period, those rates reached only 29%, according to data cited in comments on the rule by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Association (NHPCO).

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Hosparus Applies for PACE License, Expands Hospital Partnerships

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Kentucky-based Hosparus Health is poised for expansion — through joint ventures, new investments in its palliative care program and the forthcoming launch of a PACE center. The nonprofit hospice provider’s subsidiary — Care Guide Partners — has applied to the U.S.

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CommCare Expands with Notre Dame Hospice, Home Health Acquisitions

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The archdiocese in August announced an agreement to exit from all affiliated senior care businesses, including the health system. CommCare’s purchase of Notre Dame’s home health and hospice operations marks the transaction of this divestiture Its nursing home services are next in line as part of a separate deal set to close in 2023.

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Voices: Susan Mills, Senior Program Director for Home Health and Hospice, ACHC

Hospice News

ACHC initially focused on accrediting home health agencies, but over the years, it has expanded its scope to include other health care sectors such as hospice, hospital, pharmacy, DME, home care and renal dialysis. We can additionally provide education and support to providers to help them meet and exceed these standards.

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