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SCAN Group Invests in Guaranteed’s ‘Inclusive’ Hospice Technology Services

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The move comes nearly a year after California-based Guaranteed launched in August 2022, when founder and CEO Jessica McGlory began her own provider company two years after her father passed away. SCAN Group, parent company of SCAN Health Plan, is the latest investor in the hospice company.

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Frontpoint Health Acquires High Plains Senior Care Group

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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! Frontpoint Health has completed its acquisition of the Texas-based home health and hospice company High Plains Senior Care Group (HPSC).

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

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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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Addus to Acquire Tennessee Quality Care for $106 Million

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The company purchased Illinois-based hospice provider JourneyCare Inc. This year, the company has been weighting its deal pipeline more towards home health and personal care with less of a focus on standalone hospice companies, due to high valuations in the space. “In

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How Hospices Can Rebrand Post-Merger, Acquisition

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Rebranding a hospice company following a merger or acquisition is a more complex process than it may seem at first blush. And although not all acquired companies rebrand, many do in order to create a unified identity or reflect a broader suite of services.

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Hospice Operators Watching Closely as Large Payers Transform the Industry

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Hospice News spoke with three hospice leaders about the disruption they expect to see in the industry as payers expand their roles as providers, including the CEO of a California nonprofit, the top executive from the largest U.S. hospice company by market share and the leader of a growing for-profit provider based in the Midwest.

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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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