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How April Anthony, Investors Built New Home Health and Hospice Company VitalCaring

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For now, expanding its “bread and butter” home health and hospice business takes priority, according to Anthony, but VitalCaring will likely consider additional service lines as the years progress — including palliative care. Physician-based services that complement what we do in home health and hospice is an area for future opportunity.

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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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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. These concerns will be a hot topic in the new year, but other regulatory actions are also underway for 2023.

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UnitedHealth Group Set for Further Acquisitions

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During the past two years, the insurance giant has completed a slew of acquisitions spanning much of the health care continuum — including hospice, palliative care and home health — as well as health care technology, largely through its subsidiary Optum. This reflects patient census growth of about 900,000 people during 2023.

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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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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. So hospice was a place where we wanted to look at partnership.”. Effective Jan.

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How Hospices Can Rebrand Post-Merger, Acquisition

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Rebranding a hospice company following a merger or acquisition is a more complex process than it may seem at first blush. While consolidation slowed in 2023, many industry observers expect a rebound in 2024, though perhaps not to the record-breaking levels seen in 2021. Kudner has experienced this process firsthand.

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