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

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More than 20% of the state’s population will be Medicare eligible by 2027. Because a higher percentage of our patients began hospice care later in the end-of-life period, we continued to experience pressure on our average discharge length of stay throughout much of the first quarter,” Pennant President Brent Guerisoli, said.

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Medicare Advantage Transparency Efforts Could Impact Hospices

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If enacted, the bill, which contains proposed amendments to the Social Security Act, would require Medicare Advantage plans to report enrolled beneficiary data on supplemental benefits, such as palliative care, as well as patients aligned with the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration.

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