The HAP Foundation has officially begun operations. The foundation is an independent, nonprofit hospice and palliative care research and advocacy organization. The foundation aims to identify and address gaps in the health care continuum to help improve the quality of life for the seriously and terminally ill. It will serve as a hospice and palliative […]
U.S. Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-N.V.) and John Boozman (R-Ark.) have introduced a bill that would establish a national committee to study long-term care in the United States. While private residences are the most frequently occurring location of care for hospice patients, long-term care facilities come in second, followed by assisted living facilities, according to the […]
While hospice and home health M&A continue to burgeon, non-medical home care is starting to slip out from under their shadows. Deal volume for non-medical home care companies outstripped that for hospice or home health during the first half of the year. As of the end of Q2, this included 23 deals compared to 17 […]
U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) have introduced a bill designed to foster greater access to advance care planning (ACP) among Medicare beneficiaries. If enacted, the Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act would permit social workers to conduct ACP services, remove co-pays and patient fees, and promote provider education about […]
Post-acute care company AccentCare is partnering with two universities to foster educational opportunities for employees seeking to advance their careers. The company is working with Chamberlain University and Walden University to offer new benefits to staff. Chamberlain has 23 campuses in 15 states, whereas Walden offers courses online. AccentCare indicated in a press release that […]
A coalition of hospice and palliative care industry groups has urged lawmakers to make billing codes for telehealth available on Medicare hospice claim forms. The organizations called on Congress to require the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop and implement Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes or modifiers for telehealth […]
Hospice provider Agape Care Group has acquired GHC Hospice for an undisclosed sum, furthering the company’s goal of multistate expansion through the Southeast. South Carolina-headquartered Agape is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Ridgemont Equity Partners. Geography was a key consideration in their newest transaction. GHC serves patients in South Carolina and Georgia, […]
Shared savings contracts in value-based care programs can generate revenue for hospices that offer upstream services like palliative care, but that does not guarantee that providers will see an increase in referrals. Hospices nationwide have been developing additional business lines to capitalize on emerging value-based models, including services like PACE, home-based primary care, and palliative […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2023 will phase out dual-eligibility special needs look-alike plans within Medicare Advantage. Some hospice patients rely on these plans for other health needs, such as nursing home costs. Close to 12 million people in the United States qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid. Of those, […]
Declines in digital health investment have implications for hospice and palliative care providers. The digital health investment boom, accelerated by the pandemic, is on the decline, at least for now. The term “digital health” can be defined broadly, according to Dr. Arif Kamal, associate professor of medicine and population health at Duke University. It can […]
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