Stymied Medicaid reimbursement for nursing home room and board could threaten access to care for hospice patients in California and possibly other states. The issue centers around patients in nursing homes who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. When caring for patients in nursing homes, hospices typically pay for their room and board with […]
The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG) plans to ramp up acquisitions later this year as it works to integrate assets purchased in late 2024. Among those deals was The Pennant Group’s acquisition of Signature Healthcare at Home’s hospice and home health assets for a price tag of $80 million which closed in January. The company also […]
Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation designed to extend a key telehealth flexibility beyond a March 31 termination date. Reps. Carol Miller (R-West Virginia) and Jared Golden (D-Maine) have reintroduced the Hospice Recertification Flexibility Act. If enacted, the bill would allow hospices to conduct face-to-face recertification visits via telehealth. “As patients enter into hospice care, it’s […]
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) saw hospice revenue growth during the fourth quarter of 2024 despite merger-related costs associated with its pending acquisition by UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH). The company’s hospice business saw net service revenues of $212.9 million during the fourth quarter of 2024, up from $20.6 million year over year. For the full year […]
Saad Enterprises Inc., doing business as Saad Healthcare, has agreed to pay $3 million to settle alleged False Claims Act violations. The claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only and there has been no determination of liability, according to the U.S. Justice Department. The hospice was accused of knowingly submitting Medicare claims for patients […]
In the final days of the Biden administration the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposed a rule that could change the game for prescribing controlled substances via telehealth, including some common hospice medications. If finalized, this proposed rule would require prescribers to register with the DEA before they are allowed to prescribe schedule II-V controlled […]
Hospice nurse, death doula and educator Suzanne O’Brien seeks to change the conversation about death and end-of-life care, both nationally and among individual families. To that end, she will soon publish a new book, “The Good Death: A Guide for Supporting Your Loved One Through the End of Life,” to help foster greater education for […]
Blue Ridge Hospice has developed a unique, gamified approach to bereavement care that the agency will test in partnership with seven other providers across the country. The program, Adventures in Grief, involves a Dungeons and Dragons-style tabletop role playing game module designed to provide therapeutic support to bereaved adolescents and young adults. The program aims […]
Hospice of the Chesapeake has launched a new disease-specific hospice program designed to better support patients with cardiac conditions. The Maryland-based provider developed its new Advanced Cardiac Care Program in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA) and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). “By offering heart disease patients the right educational […]
New Day Healthcare has acquired the home-based care company Christian Senior Care Services in Houston for an undisclosed sum. The deal, New Day’s 13th to date, expands the company’s personal care services division into five additional counties in the Houston metro area. The operation will continue to operate under its current brand, and the entire […]
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