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Hospice News
AUGUST 17, 2023
As Jimmy Carter marks his sixth month in hospice care, the provider community is raising awareness by saluting the former president. The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) convened a group of hospice leaders at Times Square in New York City to commemorate Carter’s hospice experience.
Hospice News
MARCH 4, 2024
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) as of Dec. Often called the “hospice carve-in,” the program was designed to test coverage of hospice care through Medicare Advantage, in addition to some coverage of palliative care and transitional care.
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Hospice News
MARCH 5, 2024
In case you missed it, Hospice News has launched a new specialty publication for palliative care professionals. You can subscribe to Palliative Care News here: Subscribe today! The Medicare Advantage hospice carve-in will be carved back out by the end of this year. Citing “operational challenges,” the U.S.
Hospice News
MARCH 23, 2023
The demonstration marks the first major step for hospices into the value-based care arena. While some hospice leaders question the value of the program, others have greeted the demo with more enthusiasm. But regardless of how they view VBID, most hospice providers realize that this is something that can’t be ignored.
Hospice News
MARCH 28, 2023
Often called the Medicare Advantage carve-in, the hospice component of the value-based insurance design (VBID) model is now in its third year. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the demo through 2030. Hospices have new evidence at their disposal to make this case. Recently, the U.S.
Hospice News
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Lawmakers have an essential role in ensuring the viability of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, according to Davis Baird, director for government affairs for hospice at the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC). He also wrote some sections of the Affordable Care Act.
Hospice News
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
Though hospices operate within the dedicated Medicare benefit, market forces in the system at large wield considerable influence on how they operate — including the meteoric rise of managed care. The first, published last week, addressed the intersection of hospice care, behavioral health and chronic disease management.
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