The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has set its sights on the long-term expansion of value-based reimbursement, as well as advancing health equity. Going forward, this could mean greater collaboration with private-sector payers and providers. Also on the table is the question of how to meet the needs of Medicare beneficiaries who increasingly […]
In many instances, hospices will not be able to provide care if patients lack the support of a family caregiver. Debra Parker Oliver, a professor in the division of palliative medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is currently researching behavioral interventions to enhance the lives of caregivers for family members […]
About 72% of respondents to a National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) survey said they do not believe that the U.S. health care system does a good job of caring for the aging population. NPHI conducted the survey in September in collaboration with Emergence Creative and the consulting firm SIR. The research follows […]
In hospice, clinicians in the field have the closest relationships with patients and families, giving them direct insight into their needs and the challenge of providing care when many operators are understaffed. Akunesokwu (Neso) Obiora entered the palliative care field nearly 20 years ago as a hospice aide. Today she is a hospice- and palliative […]
Federal oversight is needed to stem harmful and potentially illegal practices associated with a proliferation of new providers in several states, four of the nation’s largest hospice industry groups wrote to U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. Signatories on the joint letter included LeadingAge, the National Association for Home Care […]
New York-based Calvary Hospital has founded a high-needs population Accountable Care Organization branded as NavigatorACO. Calvary is the only acute-care hospital in the United States that focuses almost exclusively on hospice and palliative care. NavigatorACO is designed to participate in the forthcoming Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) program. Effective Jan. 1, 2023, […]
While home health operators brace for the impact of the meager 2023 reimbursement rates, hospices likewise must prepare for a ripple effect. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently established a 0.7% base rate payment increase for home health care in 2023. While this is an improvement from the 4.2% aggregate cuts […]
Attorneys General from 22 states have petitioned the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to eliminate the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers. CMS instituted the mandate last December, requiring that all health care personnel that enter a care setting or come into contact with patients, families or caregivers be vaccinated for […]
Chris Gerard, CEO of Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED), is leaving the company as of today. Chairman and former CEO Paul Kusserow will return as chief executive. Gerard was “terminated without cause,” according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. This generally means that the termination was not the result of any misconduct. […]
For terminally ill patients who lack secure housing or loved ones to care for them, hospice is typically not an option. Organizations called comfort care homes have been working to fill this gap. These are generally nonprofit residential facilities that will give patients a place to stay while they receive hospice care. These organizations first […]
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