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CMS Extends Hospice VBID Through 2030

Hospice News

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the value-based insurance design demonstration for calendar years 2025 to 2030, including the hospice component. Croix Hospice CEO Heath Bartness told Hospice News at the Home Care 100 conference. “I There are obviously lobbying efforts against it,” St.

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Canyon Home Care & Hospice Acquires Uintah Basin

Hospice News

Uintah Home Health and Hospice patients began receiving services under the Canyon umbrella earlier this month. The home health and hospice provider is part of the home care service line of Uintah Basin Healthcare. of Utah’s overall population by 2030, a rise from 11.7% Seniors are projected to make up 16.7%

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Avera at Home Gets Personal with Kore Cares Joint Venture

Hospice News

Its services include nursing care, meal preparation, companionship, housekeeping, transportation, assistance with activities of daily living and companionship, and a senior care coordination program. “By The JV is currently honing its focus on expanding access to home care for seniors across South Dakota.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions Michelle Cone and Laura Coyle of HomeWell Care Services address why home care plays a crucial role in reducing hospital readmissions, how they're prioritizing this at HomeWell, and what they would suggest as the first step to improving outcomes.

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Program Integrity, Health Equity, Workforce Pressures Top of Mind for Hospice Leaders in 2024

Hospice News

A few examples include the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) and the hospice component of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) demonstration, which the U.S. Hospice care reduces Medicare expenditures by about $3.5

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