Hospice News

JUNE 25, 2025

The home health and hospice company New Day Healthcare has acquired Dunes Hospice in Indiana for an undisclosed amount. Dunes Co-Founders] Wendy [Warner] and Steve [Dobben] have built the top hospice provider in northwest Indiana. The post New Day Healthcare Acquires Dunes Hospice appeared first on Hospice News.

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JUNE 4, 2025

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz has issued a public announcement warning against the most common tactics being employed by fraudulent hospice operators. People posing as salespeople are targeting older Americans to trick them to sign up for hospice without their knowledge.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Montana-headquartered Stillwater Hospice has found a successful rhythm to strategic rural-based growth and sustainability. Launched in 2017, the hospice company serves predominantly rural-based populations in Montana, northern Wyoming and South Dakota. If youre a rural hospice, you may have higher reimbursement needs.

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APRIL 22, 2025

Underserved patient populations are facing a growing deficit when it comes to accessing quality, inclusive hospice care at the end of life. When we look specifically at hospice, we still have a lot of gaps to close [and] we continue to see two significant disparities, Bloom said at the Hospice News ELEVATE conference in Florida.

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MARCH 26, 2025

Serious and terminally ill children and their families often have limited options when it comes to pediatric hospice, respite and palliative care. The campaign has since grown to include 40 palliative and hospice programs across 27 states. Its about the work being done to fill a gap, Cottor told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Among those deals was The Pennant Groups acquisition of Signature Healthcare at Homes hospice and home health assets for a price tag of $80 million which closed in January. Pennant is the holding company for a cluster of independent hospice, home health and senior living providers located across 13 states. increase over Q3 2023.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

s (Nasdaq: AMED) hospice segment has seen headwinds impact admissions growth as the company awaits its pending acquisition by the UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) subsidiary Optum. The company’s hospice segment revenue reached $207.9 Gross margin for the hospice segment fell slightly to 42.9% Amedisys Inc.’s year-over-year.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Hospice News explores the issues garnering growing attention in end-of-life care delivery in seven of this years hidden gem stories. Topics span trends related to program integrity, workforce development, health equity, service diversification and the keys to hospices growth strategies. billion acquisition of LHC Group in 2023.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

NYSE: EHAB) is projecting strong hospice growth in the next year fueled in part by investments in technology and workforce development. The home health and hospice provider is in part leveraging technology to fuel its plans, Jacobsmeyer said during the Bank of Americas Securities 2024 Home Care Conference. Enhabit Inc.

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Hospice News

JULY 27, 2022

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will give hospices a 3.8% bump in their per diem payments for 2023, according to a final rule published today. The rule also increases the hospice aggregate cap for next year by a corresponding 3.8% The post CMS Final Rule Gives Hospice 3.8% to $32,486.92.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Georgia-based Hospice Savannah Inc. Launched in 2023, the CAPABLE program aims to improve seniors ability to safely age in place. Relatively few CAPABLE programs exist in the Southeast, according to Kathleen Benton, president and CEO of Hospice Savannah. In order to expand our workforce, we also have to expand our network.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

trillion in 2023, a new analysis by the U.S. This growth took place at a faster pace in 2023 than prior years. Total Medicare hospice spending accounted for $25.7 Total Medicare hospice spending accounted for $25.7 The health sectors share of the economy in 2023 was 17.6%, which was similar to its share of 17.4%

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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. There is scrutiny on hospice care [that’s] setting the stage for the next phase of what hospice oversight looks like.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 2, 2025

The hospice mergers and acquisitions market has seen a host of changes in recent years, with buyers and sellers examining a range of risks and opportunities in the field this year. The previous buy, buy, buy mentality among hospice investors has morphed into a more disciplined strategic approach, according to New Day Healthcare LLC CEO G.

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2025

The hospice industry is undergoing a transformative period of rising demand and regulatory changes. Levy recently sat down with Hospice News to discuss the array of regulatory and legislative evolutions on the horizon in hospice care delivery. I was promoted chief government affairs officer in 2023.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

Montana-based Headwaters Hospice and Palliative Care LLC will soon unveil a new palliative care service line, set to launch later this year. The move comes as the hospice provider expands its reach across its home state. Right now we are providing hospice, but we are actively starting a palliative program.

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2025

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has recommended to Congress a freeze on hospice payment increases starting in 2026. In its annual report to Congress, MedPAC urged policymakers to eliminate hospice base-rate increases for 2026. The 2021 aggregated Medicare hospice margin was 10.4%, according to MedPAC.

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Hospice News

APRIL 7, 2025

Social media has emerged as a crucial engine for hospice marketing, allowing them to reach consumers directly rather than through a referral source. As of 2023, nearly 94% of people in the United States have internet access, according to data from Statista. That’s just the baseline for paid social media for hospice providers.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 31, 2023

Thus far in 2023, hospice merger and acquisition activity has deviated from prior years. The last five years saw record-breaking multiples in the hospice space and private equity-backed platform deals were among the most common types of transactions. But in 2023, private equity activity slowed from its formerly frenzied pace.

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2025

As a new generation of hospice leaders rises to the forefront, hospices must carefully plan and execute CEO onboarding, which can be a complex process. In CEO onboarding, the board plays a critical role, Rebecca Becky Miller, CEO of Hospice of the Chesapeake, said. She previously served as the hospices chief operating officer.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

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. Hospices have faced ever-intensifying scrutiny from regulators in recent years. Be ready for regulation.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has not responded to congressional concerns about the hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). Set for 2025 implementation, the SFP promises to identify hospices delivering poor quality care and target them for improvement remedies. 2023, they and Reps.

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Hospice News

MAY 30, 2023

Though nonprofit hospices now represent a smaller slice of the industry than in years past, they continue to care for more than half of patients in the United States who elect the benefit. The number of hospices operating nationwide rose to 5,3,58 in 2021, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Four nonprofit hospices have affiliated with Chapters Health System, expanding the Florida-based hospice and senior services provider to three new states. The agreement includes Hospice of East Bay and Hospice of Santa Cruz County in California, as well as Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas and Willamette Vital Health in Oregon.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

billion net savings in 2023 — the largest amount in the program’s inception more than a decade ago, according to the agency. billion in shared savings payments during the program’s 2022 to 2023 performance year, the highest dollar amount thus far, CMS reported. ACOs participating in MSSP earned an estimated $3.1

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Justice Department (DOJ) victory in its lawsuit to block UnitedHealth Groups (NYSE: UNH) acquisition of Amedisys is unlikely to have a cooling effect on hospice M&A, according to some experts. The UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum in June 2023 agreed to acquire Amedisys in a $3.3 billion deal.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

New executives have stepped into c-suite and other roles at some of the nations largest hospice organizations as 2025 kicks off. Johnson will oversee the work of Empaths several foundations Suncoast Hospice Foundation, Tidewell Foundation, Hospice of Marion County Foundation and Trustbridge Hospice Foundation.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

If you were to write a book about hospice in 2023, what would you call it? To help answer that question, Hospice News asked the CEOs of eight providers how they would title a book about the state of the field today. Croix Hospice, AccentCare, Chapters Health System, Alivia Care, Enhabit, Inc., Heath Bartness, CEO, St.

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Hospice News

MARCH 14, 2025

Rising demand for end-of-life care is pushing hospice growth opportunities to the forefront in value-based reimbursement. More payers in this arena are increasingly recognizing the depth of potential beneficial outcomes when it comes to collaborative hospice partnerships. National hospice utilization rates reached 49.1%

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Hospice News

MAY 5, 2025

Empath Health on Monday integrated its seven hospice brands under one umbrella. The rebranding is designed to strengthen the organizations foothold in an increasingly competitive hospice landscape. Families deserve hospice that puts mission before margin, Fleece said in a press release.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 27, 2025

Chapters is one of the largest nonprofit hospice providers in the United States. In October of last year, four nonprofit hospices in the western United States affiliated with Chapters, expanding the Florida-based hospice and senior services provider to three new states California, Nevada and Oregon. for CNAs.

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Hospice News

MARCH 21, 2025

Croix Hospice has opened a new office in its home state to support clinical capacity during a time of expansion. Located in Eagan, Minnesota, the office will serve as a hub for the companys interdisciplinary hospice team in the area. Croix Hospices new location. In addition to hospice, St. Minnesota-headquartered St.

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Hospice News

APRIL 14, 2025

are two of the largest home health and hospice service providers in the country, DOJ indicated in its complaint filed with the court. Today, competition between UnitedHealth and Amedisys benefits millions of Americans who need home health or hospice services. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and Amedisys, Inc.

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MARCH 19, 2025

The seed for Texas-based Pallicare was planted at a chance meeting at a 2021 conference between Jonathan Fluhart, a management professional with a background in aerospace, technology, and hospice industries, and nurse practitioner Tiffany Hughes. PalliCare, the partners also decided, would not rely on larger organizations.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG) has a “robust pipeline” of potential acquisitions in the wings for 2025 across its home health and hospice and senior living business segments. Pennant is the holding company for a cluster of independent hospice, home health and senior living providers located across 13 states. increase over Q3 2023.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

Hospice providers across the country have recently launched new inpatient facilities as 2025 unfolds. The new year may also bring closures of certain hospice programs. VITAS Opens 2 New Locations VITAS Healthcare on Wednesday announced the opening of its new inpatient hospice unit in Fort Worth, Texas. NYSE: CHE) subsidiary.

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

Department of Justice (DOJ) filed last month to block the transaction due to concerns that it would reduce competition in the home health and hospice markets. Optum, in June 2023 inked its agreement to acquire Amedisys in an all-cash transaction of $101 per share, or about $3.3 31, 2025, according to a filing with the U.S.

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