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

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The 2025 proposed hospice rule is raising some questions along with payment rates. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a 2.6% increase in hospice per diems for 2025. We know that hospice care has demonstrated $3.5 Hospice care saves Medicare roughly $3.5

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4 Key Trends for Hospices to Watch in 2024

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Turnover rates for registered hospice nurses reached 25.15% in 2022, according to the 2022-2023 Hospice Salary & Benefits Report , published by Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS) in cooperation with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).

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CMS Proposes ‘36-Month Rule’ to Curb Hospice License ‘Flipping’

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The practice appears to stem from a rash of newly licensed hospices that have emerged in California, Nevada, Texas and Arizona. Some of these providers have secured licenses, as well as Medicare certification and, sometimes, accreditation. In that time frame, Nevada saw 56 newly certified hospices, and 369 emerged in Texas.

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Key Trends That Will Shape the Hospice Industry in 2023

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to examine the issue and to consider actions like targeted moratoria on licenses. The agency will also implement a hospice program complaint hotline through which the public can report issues to CMS. NYSE: EHAB), Bayada Home Health Care and Amedisys Inc. NASDAQ: AMED).

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How CON Laws Influence Hospice Quality, Program Integrity

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The hospice market in Las Vegas has vastly changed with a swell of new providers within the last decade, according to Belloumini. Las Vegas was much different in terms of much lower hospice provider numbers, now in the present day we have something between 150 to 180 hospice companies,” Belluomini told Hospice News.

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Hospital, Health System Activity Creating ‘Very Disruptive Point’ in Hospice M&A Landscape

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That year, for example, LHC Group acquired home health and hospice operations in 22 states from a joint venture between Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) and hospital system HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA). Through the hospice benefit, Medicare covers nearly 90% of a provider’s patient care revenue.

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As Headwinds Rage, Large Hospice Companies Lay Groundwork for Potential 2023 Growth

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This year brought the return of Medicare sequestration, and pandemic-driven disruption in referral streams are lingering. The standout on length of stay was VITAS Healthcare, a subsidary of Chemed Corp (NYSE: CHEM). The company saw a 10.6% VITAS, Aveanna, and Addus Home Care Corp.