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Eden Health Acquires A Plus Hospice Care

Hospice News

Eden Health is a 100% employee-owned company operating in Washington state, Nevada, California, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Arizona. More than 16,000 people elected the hospice benefit in 2022, about 46% of the state’s Medicare decedents that year, according to the National Alliance for Care at Home.

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Most Rural Regions Lack Palliative Care Specialists

Hospice News

Multiple states had “very few” or minimal “clusters” of palliative clinicians, including Alaska, Nevada, North Dakota and Wyoming, she added. Higher volumes of palliative care physicians were found in regions such as California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, southern New York and in Washington D.C., according to Chen.

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Geisinger Division Chief Dr. Glen Digwood: Payment Reform Critical to Palliative Care’s Future

Hospice News

While providers and payers do what they can to scale palliative care, ultimately, payment reform will be “critical,” according to Dr. Glen Digwood, division chief of palliative care at Geisinger’s Wyoming Valley Medical Center.

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New Senate Bill Would Create CMMI Palliative Care Demo

Hospice News

Our bipartisan bill ensures patients who need this care in Wyoming and across the country continue to receive the highest quality of care they deserve.” “As a doctor, I have seen firsthand how important palliative care is for the comfort of patients and their families,” Barrasso said in a statement.

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Top Lawmakers for Hospices to Watch in 2024

Hospice News

The bill’s co-sponsors included John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) and Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska.), John Barasso (R-Wyoming) has been a frequent collaborator with Rosen on legislation and other congressional action. Rosen was also among four U.S. all of whom are cofounders of the Comprehensive Care Caucus.

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A Higher Power: Physician obligations to report another physician’s conduct under Wyoming law

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Wyoming physicians are sometimes confronted with the awkward and difficult choice of whether to bring a colleague’s potentially unprofessional, unethical, or harmful conduct to light by making a report to a hospital’s peer review committee, or even the Wyoming Board of Medicine in some circumstances.

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Stillwater Hospice CFO: A Winning Recipe for Improving Rural Hospice Care

Hospice News

Launched in 2017, the hospice company serves predominantly rural-based populations in Montana, northern Wyoming and South Dakota. The strategy hinges on building culture, staffing resources and a reputation for quality, according to CFO and Co-founder Chris Graham.