Hospice News

JANUARY 29, 2024

Fee-for-service Medicare, for example, only covers physician and licensed independent practitioner services and does not cover the full range of interdisciplinary palliative care. A number of industry groups and lawmakers have pushed for the establishment of a dedicated palliative care benefit within Medicare.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Data are key to understanding how value-based care has helped highlight quality benefits of hospice. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is sunsetting the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) as of Dec. The post Hospice’s Outlook in Value-Based Care appeared first on Hospice News.

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MAY 25, 2023

Massachusetts-based Advanced Home Care has acquired Dignity Hospice Care for an undisclosed amount. The transaction follows Advanced Home Care’s acquisition of Dignity Home Care late last year. The buyer company’s CEO Art Kalenjian will now take the helm at Dignity Hospice. Census Bureau projections.

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Hospice News

APRIL 21, 2023

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is considering a broad spectrum of payment models that could integrate palliative care. Some hospice industry groups for several years have called for a dedicated palliative care benefit within Medicare. Originally, the program was slated to end in 2024. “In

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As hospices prepare for Medicare Advantage, more nonprofits are finding that creating partnerships or entering affiliations will better position themselves for payer negotiations. Nonprofit hospice affiliations have surged in 2022 and 2023. The program also includes components designed to expand access to palliative care.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Regardless of where value-based payment is heading in the larger Medicare reimbursement landscape, hospices can anticipate some lasting impacts within their payment realm, including the possibility of more upfront financial risks, Wise indicated. Originally slated to complete next year, CMS expanded the hospice program through 2030.

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DECEMBER 19, 2023

. “With the addition of Safe Haven Hospice, we are poised for expansion throughout Central Illinois as we continue our mission of making hospice care more accessible to our communities,” said Justin DeWitte, CEO of Residential Hospice, in a statement. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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JULY 3, 2023

By 2030, Seniors are projected to make up nearly a quarter (22.3%) of the state’s overall population, up from 16.6% More than 57,000 Illinois residents enrolled in hospice during 2021, a utilization rate of about 47%, according to the U.S. My mom was in hospice in 2015. currently, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The Badger State’s population of seniors 60 and older was outpacing the growth of other age groups in 2012 and is projected to increase with an uptick of nearly 36% by 2030. More than 35,000 people received hospice care in Wisconsin in 2021, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Angels Care is a portfolio company of AngMar Medical Holdings, Inc. There’s a major need for [hospice here,” Angels Care Account Executive Tiffni Bird told local news. We’re slowly building up our staff out there and providing hospice care.” Texas markets are ripe for hospice growth. Census Bureau.

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APRIL 22, 2022

Francis Reflections Lifestage Care recently opened a new inpatient hospice care center inside the Melbourne Regional Medical Center. A swelling demand for hospice in the community spurred the unit’s development. Francis Reflections Melbourne Care Center includes a private bathroom and overnight space for loved ones.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

Capital, delivers hospice care in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin and in its home state of Minnesota. Last month it acquired Michigan-based Corpore Sano Hospice, after purchasing Illinois-based Lexington Hospice Care earlier this summer. currently, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Texas markets like Houston are primed for hospice growth. More than 143,000 patients received hospice care in the Lone Star State in 2021, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Favorable demographics are driving demand for hospice in Texas. currently, projections by the U.S.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2023

Hospices will need to leverage creativity to thrive in a Medicare Advantage reimbursement environment. Often called the Medicare Advantage carve-in, the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) model is now in its third year. Hospices have new evidence at their disposal to make this case.

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Hospice News

JULY 20, 2023

Hospices have been inching closer to value-based care, beginning with the value-based insurance design (VBID) model demonstration. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently expanded the hospice component through 2030. Originally slated to complete next year, the U.S.

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JUNE 30, 2022

Oklahoma-based Hospice provider CompleteOK recently entered the Texas market with the purchase of a license from Avenir Hospice Care for an undisclosed sum. Demographics are pushing up demand for hospice in Texas. Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Texas runs high, reaching 52.1%

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AUGUST 3, 2023

billion nonprofit Medicare Advantage (MA) organization that covers more than 285,000 members across California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas. Inroads to value-based reimbursement Thus far, the biggest step into value-based care has come with VBID. The SCAN Group is the parent company of SCAN Health Plan, a $4.3

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JUNE 16, 2022

Hospice provider Complete Oklahoma has acquired a license from Houston-based Avenir Hospice Care, establishing the company’s first foothold in Texas. Demographics are driving demand for hospice in Texas. Census Bureau indicate that seniors will comprise more than 20% of the state’s population by 2030, up from 12.9%

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

During her tenure, the organization has grown from a hospice caring for fewer than 100 patients a day to a comprehensive, community-based health care system with a daily census that exceeds 4,000 patients. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) direct contracting program. Census Bureau.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

By 2030, one out of every five people living in Indiana will be older than 65, according to the Indiana Business Research Center. Hospice utilization in Indiana reached 48.9% among Medicare decedents in 2018, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization. The post St.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2024

We’re really focusing on providing quality of care for patients and families needing GIP level of hospice care. More than 20% of the population in Texas will be 65 and older by 2030, a rise from 13.4% About 143,284 Medicare dcedents utilized the hospice benefit in Texas during 2021, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

VITAS is dedicated to making hospice care available to all who are eligible,” said Mark Hayes, VITAS vice president of operations, in a statement. Seniors are projected to represent nearly a third, or 32.5%, of the state’s overall population by 2030, according to the U.S. Hospice utilization also runs high in Florida.

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APRIL 25, 2022

billion Medicare Advantage (MA) organization that covers more than 270,000 members. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Don Berwick. There, Jain helped establish the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), which is charged with development and testing of value-based payment models.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

The home health and hospice acquisition extends CommCare’s reach across Louisiana and in parts of Mississippi where Notre Dame provides services. The Notre Dame Health System launched services in 1977, and in the past two years provided roughly 131,000 days of hospice care to more than 1,800 patients. Census Bureau.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The deal is intended to improve care collaborations, quality and reduce reliance on expensive facility-based care for seniors in Utah, according to the company announcement. Utah holds the highest rate of hospice utilization among Medicare decedents nationwide. Its hospice utilization rate reached 60.5%

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Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2022

. “With the addition of Comfort Hospice of St. Louis Missouri and Grace Hospice of Maumee Ohio, we are poised for expansion throughout the Midwest as we continue our mission of making hospice care more accessible to our communities,” Justin DeWitte, CEO of Residential Hospice, said in a statement.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Trinity has prioritized transactions in the Hawkeye State in response to growing demand for serious illness and hospice care, the company indicated. Seniors are projected to comprise 27% of the state’s overall population by 2030, a rise from 17.5% Hospice utilization runs high in Iowa compared to other states.

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JUNE 6, 2022

Hospice of the Red River Valley recently began construction on a new inpatient facility in North Dakota. Set to open by 2024, Heather’s House will expand hospice care options for both adult and pediatric patients. . Development of the hospice house has been a long journey. This fell below the national average of 50.3%

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Hospice News

JULY 14, 2022

Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Pennsylvania reached 48.4% during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Census Bureau projects that seniors will make up more than a quarter (27.5%) of the state’s population by 2030.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Hospice and behavioral health care could increasingly intersect in coming years as demand for specialized care grows. But the prevalence of mental health conditions and related concerns like isolation and substance abuse mean that hospice and behavioral health providers may need to find more ways to integrate their services.

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MAY 26, 2022

Above & Beyond has provided home health and hospice care across eastern Iowa since 2004. Its home care services include nursing, and physical occupational and speech therapies, among others. Hospice utilization runs high in Iowa compared to other states. Seniors currently represent 17.5% Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

In this Voices article, Josie Aquino, Director, Product Management, VNS Health talks about how VNS Health is using data and analytics to improve end-of-life care. She explains why VNS is bullish toward concerns about a hospice carve-in, and she also shares an outlook on the VBID demonstration’s extension through 2030.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The United States Census Bureau projects that seniors 65 and older will represent nearly a quarter (21%) of the nation’s population by 2030. Potential impact on hospice utilization The strain on caregivers could mean that ultimately fewer patients will be able to receive hospice care in their homes. In 2010, the U.S.

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MAY 10, 2022

California markets are receiving a lot of attention in the hospice space in recent years. among Medicare decedents, according to the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization. Demographics in California are favorable to hospice and other post-acute providers. The state’s 2018 utilization rate was 46.1%

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MARCH 20, 2023

Regardless of providers’ disparate methods, hospice remains a high-growth industry, expanding at an annual rate of 7% to 8% annually, Bank of America (BofA) Global Research reported in TKTK. By 2030, the hospice market’s total dollar value is expected to nearly double, reaching $64.7 billion, up from $34.5

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AUGUST 26, 2022

Though utilization runs low compared to other states, the need for hospice care is high in Hawaii. A swelling aging population is rising demand for serious and terminal illness care statewide. Census Bureau.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Subscribe to Palliative Care News today ! 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.

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