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New California Law Further Tightens Hospice License Oversight

Hospice News

1, 2021, and was slated to end either 365 days following associated reports from the California State Auditor, or when the provisions of last year’s new law expire in 2027. The halt on licensing took effect Jan. Medi-Cal is the state’s Medicaid program. Last week, a group of hospice industry organizations wrote to U.S.

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Hospice Deals Paying Off for Pennant Group — With More on the Way

Hospice News

Pennant, which owns and operates hospice provider Cornerstone Healthcare, was spun off in 2019 from The Ensign Group (NASDAQ: ENSG). among Medicare decedents, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization. More than 20% of the state’s population will be Medicare eligible by 2027.

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New California Law Imposes Moratorium on New Hospice Licenses

Hospice Law Blog

The moratorium will end either three hundred and sixty five (365) days from the date the California State Auditor publishes a report on hospice licensure or when the provisions of the Bill are repealed on January 1, 2027, whichever is sooner. Blog articles regarding such legislation will be posted soon on the Healthcare Law Blog.

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Brenda’s Story: A Lesson in Battling Burnout and Retaining Top Care Professionals

Home Care Pulse

A s part of the order, a portion of Medicare payments could be reliant on how well these facilities retain staff. According to the American Health Care Association (AHCA), the post-acute nursing facilities workforce “ would not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2027 ” at the current pace. Does she regret leaving healthcare?

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Top Home Health Nurse Documentation Updates for 2022 That Actually Affect Your Paycheck

The Productive Home Health Nurse

To place quantities to all of this text, the number of agencies providing home health care in the United States grew from 8,314 in 2005 to 12,613 in 2013 with Medicare expenditures for home health care services alone nearly doubling from 9.7 billion in home health expenditures by 2027. Lower healthcare costs. billion in 2012.