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Future Leader: Drake Jarman, SVP of Growth, Hospice, Amedisys

Hospice News

A notable challenge, however, pertains to the adoption of the value-based insurance design (VBID) [demonstration] by [Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs)]. Despite the margin pressures witnessed in home health, this shift opens doors to value-based arrangements for end-of-life care.

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The Future of Home Health Care: Trends and Predictions

Comfort Home Care

The Shift from Traditional Medicare to Medicare Advantage Industry insiders believe that in 2024, there will be a noticeable shift towards Medicare Advantage (MA) over traditional Medicare. This shift is driven by a growing emphasis on using data and analytics to demonstrate the benefits of home health care.

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

Hospice News

Among them is an evolving conversation around potential changes to the Medicare Hospice Benefit, an increasing focus on equitable access and service diversification to engage patients further upstream. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended through 2030. Hospice care reduces Medicare expenditures by about $3.5

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

Home Care Pulse

I was working in home Health back when it was first introduced back in 2010, as a way for c m s to not only create structured penalties for hospitals with excessive readmissions, but also to reward and incentivize those providers for effective care coordination and collaboration with post-acute providers across the care continuum.