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

Hospice News

“More and more people are being served by hospice every year, and CMS needs to recognize the dynamic value the benefit provides – not only from the improved quality of life hospices provide, but also from the huge financial savings to Medicare that utilization of the hospice benefit drives.”

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How CON Laws Influence Hospice Quality, Program Integrity

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Alivia Care emerged in 2020 when Community Hospice & Palliative Care, now an affiliate, formed a larger company with a wider range of services. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the nonprofit hospice and palliative care provider has since expanded its geographic reach across the Southeast region to include Georgia.

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Silverstone Hospice’s Pathway to 700% Growth During a Pandemic

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While establishing a company is never easy, doing so during a pandemic came with a series of unique challenges. The company has built a palliative care service and has plans in the works to further expand its continuum of care. “It For a year I held the hands of people who were alone,” Montiel told Hospice News. It was crazy.

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Regulatory Pressures Contributing to M&A Slump

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Another large-scale hospice transaction came in February with Gentiva’s purchase of ProMedica’s hospice and home-based care services for $710 million. The acquisition included the nonprofit health system’s Heartland Hospice and other assets, swelling Gentiva’s presence in the hospice, palliative care and personal care spaces.

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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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Key Trends That Will Shape the Hospice Industry in 2023

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Signatories on the joint letter included LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). This trend is manifesting through several permutations.

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2022

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The story lacked sufficient context to reflect a clear and accurate picture of the hospice community, according to the Hospice News editorial. Factors deemed suspicious, like live discharges or recertifications, were often presented as clear indicators of fraud, even though they could be matters of medical necessity.

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