PDC Rx and AvaCare Join Forces to Create an Industry-Leading Hospice Pharmacy Benefit Manager

July 2nd, 2025 – In an exciting move set to redefine the hospice pharmacy benefit management (PBM) landscape, PDC Rx and AvaCare announce their decision to consolidate, forming one unified entity that will deliver enhanced value, efficiency, and transparency to clients, patients, and partners across the hospice healthcare ecosystem. The newly combined organization, which will […]

Hospice News ELEVATE: C-Suite Perspectives On Hospice In 2025

This article is sponsored by Homecare Homebase. This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Susan Ponder-Stansel, CEO of Alivia Care, Scott Levy, Chief Government Affairs Officer for the National Alliance for Care at Home and Dr. Derrel Walker, CMO of The Pennant Group. This discussion took place on April 10th, 2025 during […]

HSPN ELEVATE: Unlocking Growth Through Family Caregiver Engagement

This article is sponsored by Betterleave. It is based on a discussion with Cara McCarty Abbott, Founder and CEO at Betterleave; Sara Nigro, Director of Partnerships at BetterRX; and Lloyd Wilson, CEO at Sonder Hospice & Palliative Care. This discussion took place on April 10, 2025, at the Hospice News ELEVATE Conference. Hospice News: I’m […]

HSPN Staffing Summit: Leveraging Technology for Person-Centered Care

This article is sponsored by CareXM. This article is based on a virtual discussion with Kathleen Benton, President and CEO of Hospice Savannah. This discussion took place on October 3rd, 2024. Hospice News: I’m now pleased to introduce our speaker. Dr. Kathleen Benton is the CEO at Hospice Savannah. She is heavily involved in the […]

HSPN ELEVATE: Can It Be Done? Strategies to Reduce Documentation Burden while Increasing Audit and Survey Readiness

This article is sponsored by KanTime. This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Deanna Heath, SVP of Customer Experience at KanTime, Jennifer Hannum, Director of Learning Services at KanTime, and J’non Griffin, Principal/SVP Coding and Compliance Departments at SimiTree. This discussion took place on June 13th, 2024 during the Hospice ELEVATE Conference. […]

Palliative Care Conference: Palliative Prowess

This article is sponsored by KanTime. This article is based on a Palliative Care News discussion with Deanna Heath, senior vice president of customer experience at KanTime, Jared King, vice president of business development and sales at Hospice Dynamix and Sundar Kannan, CEO of KanTime. The discussion took place on February 29, 2024 during PCN […]

Evaluating Alternate Payment Models in Hospice and Palliative Care

This article is sponsored by Netsmart. This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Daniel Schwartz, Chief Strategy Officer at Elara Caring, Devin Woodley, VP of Managed Care Contracting and B2B Sales at VNS Health, Gavin Baumgardner, VP and National Medical Director for Complex and Palliative care at Amedisys, and Anthony Spano, Director […]

HSPN ELEVATE: The Common Thread Linking Documentation, Satisfaction, and Revenue Protection

This article is sponsored by nVoq. This article is based on a Hospice News discussion with Jason Banks, vice president of post-acute business development at nVoq. This discussion took place on September 7, 2023 during the Hospice News ELEVATE Conference. The article below has been edited for length and clarity. Hospice News: Today we will […]