Hospice News
JUNE 30, 2023
New legislation is leading some hospices to consider what a potential community-based palliative care payment demo would mean for them — as well as what it would look like. To date, lagging reimbursement has been a barrier to home-based serious illness care, he said. “A
Hospice News
AUGUST 14, 2023
Past payment model demonstrations that included community-based palliative care offer a window into how these services could generate cost savings and improved quality. Among those demos is the Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM), which ran between 2016 and 2021. An analysis from the U.S.
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Hospice News
MARCH 4, 2024
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. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will end the hospice component of the value-based insurance design model (VBID) as of Dec.
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! Many operators were glad to see it go, but the questions the demo sought to answer still linger. 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. Croix Hospice CEO Heath Bartness told Hospice News at the Home Care 100 conference. “I This entire Medicare Advantage.
Hospice News
MARCH 28, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) extended the demo through 2030. So I think [VBID] really gives us the opportunity to come to them with solutions,” Holland said at the Home Care 100 Conference in Orlando. Recent research has shown that hospice care reduces Medicare’s costs by nearly $3.5
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. reduction.
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