Hospice News
MAY 8, 2024
A bill currently before Congress would extend through 2026 regulatory flexibilities related to telehealth, including the ability to recertify patients for hospice care. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), they would not be able to recertify via telehealth. It also includes some exceptions. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)
Hospice News
MAY 13, 2024
Patients, caregivers and family members surveyed rated the telehealth hospice services as “highly satisfactory,” including those from bereavement staff members along with clinicians. A bill recently introduced to Congress proposed to extend these telehealth flexibilities until 2026. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S.
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NHPCO
APRIL 28, 2023
For Immediate Release April 28, 2023 (Alexandria, VA) – Earlier this month, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) published details on the extension of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) Model that may have significant implications for hospice care going forward.
AlayaCare
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
That its global market is projected to top $56 billion by 2026 speaks to this underserved need that is an intimate part of any agency’s ability to service the full home health landscape. Caregivers must be trained to manage complex and sensitive situations and continuit y of care – both day and night – is of the utmost importance.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 9, 2023
More Medicare Advantage organizations are developing customized plans for patients with special needs, including for those who may need palliative care or are nearing the end of life. The move preempts new policies by the Biden Administration that do not take effect until 2026.
Home Care Pulse
DECEMBER 20, 2022
And I C M S is actually working on that right now, but that can measure a patient’s experience, or rather, the caregiver fills it out after the patient’s death. But I always feel like hospice has been the caboose on the Medicare train. Jennifer Kennedy ( 10:42 ): I think it has room for improvement.
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