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VITAS Eyeing Expansion in 12 States

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To date, the company has seen nine sequential quarters of census growth. Our performance since the expiration of that program has outpaced our performance during that program. Our performance since the expiration of that program has outpaced our performance during that program.

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‘Detrimental, Unnecessary Chaos’ Looms as Hospice Telehealth Waivers Expire

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Some of the temporary telehealth flexibilities implemented during the pandemic will soon expire while others have been recently extended. These waivers were initially set to expire on the same date in 2024 and were extended to allow more time to outline future telemedicine regulations, the DEA and HHS indicated.

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Regulators Extend Some Telemedicine Flexibilities, Gauge Telehealth’s ‘New Path Forward’ in Hospice

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These waivers were initially set to expire on the same date in 2024/this year. Homebound hospice patient populations faced tremendous risks of increased symptom burden and issues with timely access if the telemedicine flexibilities were to have expired as planned this year, Barnett stated.

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How AccentCare Used Telehealth to Reduce Hospitalization

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Without further action the waivers will expire not long after the COVID PHE concludes. CMS in 2020 indicated that it would conduct a review of the waivers to see which could remain in place for the long haul, but to date the agency has been mum on the future of the temporary rules. I think it would be short sighted to let them expire.

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Palliative Providers Navigate Potential ‘Disastrous’ Impacts Amid Telehealth Uncertainties

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State of telepalliative regulations Congress currently is weighing a bill, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act , that proposes to extend the expiration of regulatory flexibilities tied to telehealth through 2026. That’s a huge burden on those patients, and it’s wildly less efficient as well.”

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CMS Sets Timelines for Modifying, Phasing Out COVID Waivers

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Generally, the temporary flexibilities and waivers will expire with the federal declaration. The 1135 waiver for patient recertification via telehealth will end 151 days after the PHE expires. Operators must comply with this requirement by the end of the first full quarter after the PHE declaration expires.

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GAO Calls on CMS to Assess Telehealth Quality, Develop Billing Codes

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These flexibilities are set to expire after the COVID-19 public heath emergency (PHE) ends. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has not announced a decision about extending the PHE, the agency pledged to give health care providers 60-days notice before its termination, which to date has not come. While the U.S.