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CMS 2025 Proposed Rule Signals Changes to Quality Measurement, Omits Program Integrity Actions

Hospice News

We know that hospice care has demonstrated $3.5 billion in annual savings for Medicare, which underscores the critical importance of investing in hospice to ensure continued beneficiary access to quality end-of-life care.” Hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5

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How CON Laws Influence Hospice Quality, Program Integrity

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Providing end-of-life care in a state without CON policies in place can bring its own challenges, according to Eddie Belluomini, COO of 1Care Hospice & 1Care Kids. The hospice and palliative provider launched services in the Las Vegas region in 2020.

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Why Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living Operators Invest in Home-Based Hospice Programs

Hospice News

“If you think about how they’ve taken on strains in their capacity, these post-acute services – home health and hospice – they can get patients out of very expensive settings,” Klementz told Hospice News at the Home Care 100 Conference.

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Where Hospices Are Investing Their 2024 Recruitment, Retention Dollars

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Having a window into priorities such as career development and work-life balance is a significant retention factor for the Dallas-based home health and hospice company, Marion indicated. The North Carolina-based organization offers home infusion services, along with home care and hospice.

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4 Ways Hospices Are Pursuing Growth in 2023

Hospice News

This strategy allows companies to create more longitudinal relationships with patients, potentially long before they need hospice. A provider’s upstream business lines can also become a referral source for their end–of–life care services. Currently, 80% of our revenues are home health.

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Hospice Advocacy Groups Call on CMS, Congress to Strengthen Program Integrity Oversight

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The organizations penned a joint letter to CMS in November urging for increased oversight to help curb hospice frauds, including the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) and LeadingAge.

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The Ups and Downs of Inpatient Hospice Care: New Facilities Open as Others Close

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Developing an inpatient hospice center has been part of Oasis’ “vision” since the beginning, according to Oasis CEO Sade Bello and Hakeem Bello, director of business development. The faith-based hospice company received Medicare certification in 2015 and primarily serves an urban region around the Chicago area.