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New ACO Primary Flex Model Could Increase Hospice, Palliative Care Access

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Though the model is focused on primary care, it could help more patients receive hospice and palliative care when appropriate, according to CMS. The PPCPs will also provide funds for care management, patient navigation, behavioral health integration and other care coordination services.

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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the value-based insurance design demonstration for calendar years 2025 to 2030, including the hospice component. Among those benefits is palliative care. Each year, elements of the program have gone through planned changes, and that will continue through the extension. “The

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How ACO Flex Could Make Hospice ‘Top of Mind’ with Primary Care Providers

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Collaborations with participants in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI) Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Primary Care Flex demo could allow hospices to leverage their skill sets to access more patients. Hospices and palliative care providers can come to ACOs by two main avenues.

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HSPN ELEVATE: Hospice Clinical Innovation Trends

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Raianne Melton: I just have to tell you, I have like two pages of stuff because there’s so much opportunity, and when we look at staffing in particular, in 2025, the majority, 75% of our employees are going to be millennials. What they care about is professional development. How would you respond to that?

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Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model: A Podcast with Malaz Boustani and Diane Ty

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The good news is that the financial case for comprehensive dementia care is changing thanks to a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) alternative payment model (APM) called Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model. And they can start July of 2025. What if really good care costs more? But anyway.

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