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The Public Hospice Companies Most Likely to Acquire in 2024

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After a rocky year for M&A, two of the publicly traded hospice providers are poised to pursue more deals in 2024. Based on 2023 earnings trends, The Pennant Group (NASDAQ: PNTG) and Addus HomeCare Cop. The company was among the most prolific hospice buyers last year and has established growth through acquisitions as a key strategy.

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4 Key Trends for Hospices to Watch in 2024

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The prior three years have laid the groundwork for change, particularly in the regulatory space as well as gradual migration towards value-based reimbursement and in tandem, the proliferation of business lines beyond hospice. With these factors in mind, below are four key trends hospices should watch this year.

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Key Trends That Will Shape the Hospice Industry in 2023

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Most hospices are sliding into 2023 between a rock and a hard place, beset by headwinds, labor shortages and questions with no easy answers. Government oversight of hospice providers will tighten during 2023. A coalition of hospice industry organizations recently urged the U.S. Be ready for regulation.

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HHS Moving into 2023 with Eyes on Health Equity, Public-Private Partnerships in Value-Based Programs

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Also on the table is the question of how to meet the needs of Medicare beneficiaries who increasingly seek to receive care in their homes, according to Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Director Elizabeth Fowler. “In Going forward, this could mean greater collaboration with private-sector payers and providers. .

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4 Ways Hospices Are Pursuing Growth in 2023

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Hospices are blazing trails toward growth, each provider with its own range of strategies. In 2023, the focus for many is to not only expand their core business but to spread further into the care continuum. In this story, Hospice News highlights the growth strategies of several providers.

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Customizing Hospice, Palliative Care Payment Contracts in ACO REACH

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Hospices and Accountable Care Organizations have the ability to customize payment contracts within the Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) program. 1, 2023, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is replacing the Global and Professional Direct Contracting (GPDC) model with ACO REACH.

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Publicly Traded Hospice Execs See Signs of Improvement in Labor Market

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Some hospice company leaders have signaled the labor market may be showing signs of stabilization. The note showed that the high rate of inflation is driving higher than average payment rate increases with insurance plans in their 2023 contracts.

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