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The Question of Palliative Care Sustainability

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Both Medicare and managed care don’t reimburse appropriately to cover the cost of salaries and education in palliative care,” McInnes said. Roughly 16% of 143 provider respondents signaled their intention to start palliative care programs this year in the Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase.

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Providers Work to Solve Palliative Care’s Biggest Growing Pains

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Strains on reimbursement, referrals and staffing represent the biggest obstacles to palliative care providers’ viability and growth. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services. The New Jersey-based nonprofit offers hospice and palliative care, among other services.

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Hospice, Palliative Providers Strategize to Reach Underserved Communities

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About 9% of nearly 330 hospice professionals indicated that they planned to launch pediatric end-of-life care services for the first time this year during 2023 in this year’s Hospice News Outlook Survey , prepared in collaboration with Homecare Homebase. Mertz Photography Mertz Photography Atonia Garret at the 2023 Palliative Care Conference.

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3 Palliative Care Providers to Watch

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As the demand for palliative care continues to grow, so too has the way businesses have bolstered their programs to better serve patients. Providers are consistently looking for new methods to deliver responsive, value-based services that can generate savings and reduce high-acuity utilization. Enter UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH).

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Palliative Care Leaders Expect Continued Growth, Labor and Reimbursement Headwinds in 2024

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Close to 60% of nearly 330 hospice professionals indicated that their organizations planned to launch palliative care programs for the first time during 2023, according to Hospice News’ Industry Outlook Survey , prepared in collaboration with Homecare Homebase. This marks a climb from 52% last year.

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Hospices See Growth Opportunities with Physician Offices, Memory Care

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Physician offices were identified among the most significant referral growth opportunities in 2024 by about 6% of 143 respondents to Hospice News’ 2024 Outlook Survey , conducted with Homecare Homebase. Created in partnership with Homecare Homebase. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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NAHC, NHPCO Name Transition Board to Guide 2024 Merger

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Recently, many of those efforts have included advocacy around program integrity within the Medicare Hospice Benefit. The organizations have been moving forward under the guidance of a steering committee informed by members of both NAHC and NHPCO, with support from the consulting firm McKinley Advisors.

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