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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

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. Pre-acquisition, this was $177,000. . California markets are receiving a lot of attention in the hospice space in recent years. This represents a 7.8%

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Medicare Advantage Transparency Efforts Could Impact Hospices

Hospice News

Recent efforts to increase transparency within Medicare Advantage may impact hospice reimbursement. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) on ways to improve data sharing and increasing transparency in Medicare Advantage. Subscribe to Palliative Care News today !

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How Increased Medicare Advantage Transparency Could Impact Palliative Care

Hospice News

Regulatory moves toward greater transparency in Medicare Advantage could swing into the realm of palliative care payment. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a Request for Information (RFI) on ways to improve data sharing and increasing transparency in Medicare Advantage.

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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the date the California State Auditor publishes a report on hospice licensure or when the provisions of the Bill are repealed on January 1, 2027, whichever is sooner.

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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. billion.

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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. billion in 2001 to about $18.3 billion in 2012.