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The Question of Palliative Care Sustainability

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Both Medicare and managed care don’t reimburse appropriately to cover the cost of salaries and education in palliative care,” McInnes said. Roughly 16% of 143 provider respondents signaled their intention to start palliative care programs this year in the Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase.

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Providers Work to Solve Palliative Care’s Biggest Growing Pains

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Strains on reimbursement, referrals and staffing represent the biggest obstacles to palliative care providers’ viability and growth. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services.

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Hospice, Palliative Providers Strategize to Reach Underserved Communities

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Mertz Photography Mertz Photography Atonia Garret at the 2023 Palliative Care Conference. About 9% of nearly 330 hospice professionals indicated that they planned to launch pediatric end-of-life care services for the first time this year during 2023 in this year’s Hospice News Outlook Survey , prepared in collaboration with Homecare Homebase.

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Palliative Care Leaders Expect Continued Growth, Labor and Reimbursement Headwinds in 2024

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Close to 60% of nearly 330 hospice professionals indicated that their organizations planned to launch palliative care programs for the first time during 2023, according to Hospice News’ Industry Outlook Survey , prepared in collaboration with Homecare Homebase. This marks a climb from 52% last year.

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Hospice Investors to Watch in 2024

Hospice News

Though the number of hospice M&A deals plummeted in 2023 compared to prior years, deals are still being made, and the industry may see a rebound in 2024. Transaction volume declined in the hospice and home-based care space in 2023, following the two record-breaking prior years. The company’s 2023 transactions contributed to a 24.3%

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Hospices See Growth Opportunities with Physician Offices, Memory Care

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Physician offices were identified among the most significant referral growth opportunities in 2024 by about 6% of 143 respondents to Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase. million seniors experienced Alzheimer’s or dementia-related diseases in 2023, a number projected to triple by 2060, reported the U.S.

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NAHC, NHPCO Name Transition Board to Guide 2024 Merger

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Recently, many of those efforts have included advocacy around program integrity within the Medicare Hospice Benefit. As of November 2023, NHPCO has 1,073 organizational members which represent 4,395 locations and 68,303 individuals. Of those, 922 of those members are providers, an NHPCO spokesperson told Hospice News.

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