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. This could include demos that fuse palliative care into Accountable Care Organization (ACO) or primary care programs, among others. “In But again, I don’t think of that as an either-or,” Lukens said.

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DECEMBER 23, 2022

Seniors are expected to comprise more than 20% of the state’s population by 2030, up from 12.9% Illinois-headquartered Unity Hospice & Palliative Care has expanded to Houston, Texas, following its acquisition of an existing license in that market. This transaction marks the company’s first entry into Texas. Census Bureau indicate. “As

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

CMS has announced plans to ensure that 100% of Medicare beneficiaries become aligned with an accountable care entity by 2030, a goal that could expand reimbursement potential for palliative care providers. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could potentially increase their number.

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Hospice News

APRIL 15, 2024

This will only expand, particularly because CMS has set a goal of ensuring that every Medicare beneficiary is covered through a value-based relationship by 2030. Value-based care, incentivizes use of palliative care, incentivizes use of hospice.” As of 2022, more than 500 of these organizations were in operation.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 19, 2024

More than 20% of the population in Texas will be 65 and older by 2030, a rise from 13.4% Unity Hospice and Palliative Care of Greater Houston has unveiled a five-year general inpatient (GIP) service agreement with the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Health. The hospice will provide GIP care across the health system’s four hospitals.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

This age group is projected to make up more than 20% of the state’s population by 2030, a rise from 12.9% Texas Palliative Care and CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Health recently formed a partnership to expand access to serious illness care for patients and families in growing need. Palliative care eases symptoms and side effects.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 9, 2023

Nearly one-third of the nation’s prison population will be 55 and older by 2030, according to research from the Prison Fellowship. Nearly one-third of the nation’s prison population will be 55 and older by 2030, according to research from the Prison Fellowship. And that is just unconscionable, but it’s where we are at right now.

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Hospice News

JULY 5, 2022

By 2030, seniors are projected to make up more than a quarter or 26.9% Iowa-based Hospice of Washington County is rebuilding and relocating its administrative offices, which also houses the provider’s palliative care clinic. Executives have high hopes that the new location will not only improve patient access, but also staffing efficiencies.

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Hospice News

APRIL 9, 2024

of New Jersey’s population will be 60 and older by the year 2030, an increase of 30% from 2012. The companies indicated in a statement that the merger will enhance access in-home medical care and improve patient outcomes. In addition to home-based primary care, Enoble providers hospice and palliative care, among other services.

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Hospice News

MARCH 4, 2024

The hospice component, which launched in 2021, is part of the larger VBID demonstration, which covers a wider breadth of the health care continuum and is slated to continue until 2030. One contributing factor was that eligibility requirements can differ from plan to plan. NHPCO voiced concerns about the program as recently as last month.

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APRIL 21, 2022

Partners In Care has formed a strategic partnership with the primary and urgent care provider Summit Health aimed at increasing access to palliative care in Central Oregon. Beginning this July, Summit Health patients will have access to palliative care consultations and expanded services through the partnership. .

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A look back at Palliative Care News’ five most-read stories this year paints a picture of trends shaping the serious illness care space. Securing reimbursement — and the promise of value-based contracts — continues to be top of mind for many palliative care providers as they look ahead to 2024.

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Hospice News

MARCH 29, 2024

As the larger VBID demonstration continues its course through 2030, upstream providers will continue honing their focus on hospices that can help manage populations with a wide variation of serious illnesses, including those that fall into the highest risk in terms of payer costs tied to mortality, she added.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

million individuals will enter this age group by 2030, according to a report from the Elder Options of Texas. Acadian Health recently expanded in Austin, Beaumont, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas, regions with senior populations that are diverse and growing. and Asian Americans 5.7%. An estimated 5.2

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

” By 2030, seniors are projected to make up nearly a quarter (22.3%) of the overall Illinois population, up from 16.6% . “We share a commitment of putting patients and families first by providing exceptional care focused on optimizing the quality of life, comfort and dignity of our patients.” currently, according to the U.S.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Maryland’s population of individuals 60 and older is projected to outpace other age groups by 2030. “Since the acquisition of each affiliate, residents of Charles and Calvert counties have benefitted along the entire care continuum that includes supportive, hospice and grief care,” Chesapeake indicated in a press release.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Originally slated to end in 2024, CMMI has extended the program through 2030. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) launched the hospice component in 2021, representing the most significant step to date in moving hospice towards value-based payment models.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently extended the program to 2030. There’s a list of things that you’ve got to do well to succeed at fee-for-service. A whole new playing field Hospice VBID is designed to test the coverage of hospice care through Medicare Advantage. Originally slated to end next year, the U.S.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

1, 2024 and is expected to proceed through 2030. CMS has signaled its intention to align every Medicare beneficiary with a value-based or accountable care payment system by 2030. Adapting to value-based care Another focus for providers this year should be adapting towards risk-based payment models.

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Hospice News

JUNE 30, 2022

Census Bureau estimate that seniors will comprise more than 20% of the state’s population by 2030, up from 12.9% Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Texas reached 52.1% in 2018, rising above the national average of 50.3% that year, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

JULY 18, 2023

Seniors are projected to represent more than a quarter (27.5%) of Pennsylvania’s overall population by 2030, a rise from 19.6% These can represent significant expenses for hospice and palliative care providers in today’s reimbursement climate. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). currently, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Seniors are projected to represent nearly a third, or 32.5%, of the state’s overall population by 2030, up from about 25% currently, according to the U.S. Florida-based Hope Healthcare has affiliated with Chapters Health System, a nonprofit provider of hospice, palliative care and home health, among other services. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

APRIL 22, 2022

Seniors are projected to represent nearly a third, or 32.5%, of the state’s overall population by 2030, according to the U.S. The unit allows for expanded access to inpatient hospice care in the community during a time of increasing need, according to Ron Gicca, president of Melbourne Regional Medical Center. A team of St. Census Bureau.

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Hospice News

JUNE 6, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the demo through 2030. Compassus and VNS Health have formed a value-based collaboration aimed at improving access, awareness and quality of hospice and palliative care services. It certainly is a value-based collaboration,” Holland told Hospice News. Recently, the U.S.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

A 2018 study in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management found that the annual number of new hospice and palliative care specialists would need to nearly double by the year 2030 to keep up with growing demand. It’s part of a growing movement across the U.S. to train more doctors in palliative care.

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Hospice News

JUNE 24, 2022

Census Bureau projects that seniors will comprise more than 20% of the state’s population by 2030, up 25% from 2012. Amedisys (NASDAQ: AMED) subsidiary Contessa Health has unveiled a new joint venture partnership with Texas-based Memorial Hermann Health System. Contessa is using JV partnerships to cast a wider net across the care continuum.

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Hospice News

APRIL 28, 2022

Maryland’s population of individuals 60 and older is projected to outpace other age groups by 2030. .” Hospice of the Chesapeake has cared for patients since 1979, prior to establishment of the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Post-acquisition Hospice of the Chesapeake will serve four Maryland counties.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Tennessee’s 60 and older population is expected to increase by more than 300,000 by 2030, meaning that more than a quarter of the state’s residents will fall within that age group. Ascension at Home provides home health services in many communities across the country.” Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

About one-in-five individuals statewide will fall into this age group by 2030, projected the California Department of Finance. “We Previously known as Hospice by the Bay, the organization rebranded in 2021 to reflect a broadening scope of services. Seniors 65 and older represent 15.8% of California’s overall population, according to the U.S.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Originally slated to complete next year, CMS expanded the hospice program through 2030. CMS included a hospice component in the model that allowed providers to step into value-based payment for the first time. However, the agency will also permit health plans to further restrict the utilization of out-of-network providers.

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Hospice News

MARCH 28, 2023

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the demo through 2030. Often called the Medicare Advantage carve-in, the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) model is now in its third year. Recently, the U.S. Recent research has shown that hospice care reduces Medicare’s costs by nearly $3.5

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Hospice News

AUGUST 12, 2022

Seniors are projected to make up nearly a quarter (23%) of the state’s overall population by 2030, a up from 16.7% currently, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Minnesota ranked 12th in the nation in hospice utilization during 2018 with 52.7% This tipped just past the national average of roughly 50% that year.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

of South Dakota’s overall population by 2030, a rise from 17.5% The JV is currently honing its focus on expanding access to home care for seniors across South Dakota. Seniors are projected to make up 27.5% currently, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This lagged behind the national average of 50.3%

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Hospice News

AUGUST 3, 2023

Often called the Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in, CMS recently extended the payment demonstration through 2030, with plans to allow some types of concurrent curative care during its later years. It could also wield a powerful influence on an organization’s culture. Hospices are inching ever closer to the value-based arena.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

of Louisiana’s population, which is projected to rise by 42% as of 2030, census data show. Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Alabama reached 47.4% in 2018, falling slightly under the national average of 50.3% that year, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) reports.

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Hospice News

APRIL 20, 2022

Census Bureau indicate that seniors will comprise more than 20% of the state’s population by 2030, up from 12.9% Hospice utilization among Medicare decedents in Texas runs high, reaching 52.1% in 2018, tipping above the national average of 50.3% that year, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)] is anticipating being fully transferring beneficiaries to Medicare Advantage by 2030. Late last year, Helios established a new kind of collaborative partnership with Bassett with no money changing hands or any change of ownership. And it’s rural with low population density.

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