Some patients wish to seek out complementary therapies while receiving palliative care, and providers can benefit from understanding the nature and possible outcomes of these interventions, recent research has found.  “Complementary therapies” include any of a range of medical therapies that are not regarded as orthodox by the medical profession. A few examples include such […]

The Trump administration recently rescinded a memo about a temporary pause of federal financial assistance programs. Questions linger among palliative and pediatric care providers around the future outlook of Medicaid reimbursement as the administration pushes forward on certain policies. The White House, through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), recently issued a memo that, […]

Montana-based Headwaters Hospice and Palliative Care LLC will soon unveil a new palliative care service line, set to launch later this year. The move comes as the hospice provider expands its reach across its home state. Headwaters serves a 30-mile, predominantly rural geographic service region across Helena, Montana. The locally- and veteran-owned hospice provider saw […]

Recent studies have established a dire need for palliative care in rural areas, and the state of Michigan is no stranger to this situation. To respond to the need, the Michigan Center for Rural Health (MCRH) is partnering with Stratis Health, a nonprofit consulting firm that specializes in assisting rural communities with providing palliative care […]

Resident physicians at California-based Kaiser Permanente have recently negotiated a new agreement that includes compensation increases and expanded mental health and wellness employee benefits. The agreement came after months of negotiations and included salary increases over the next three years, along with more paid time off and enhanced financial support for resident physicians. It also […]

Hospices that have palliative care service lines may be better poised for growth in the merger and acquisition landscape compared to others. But the ability to demonstrate sustainability and scalability of these services will be crucial to manifesting a return on investment. Investors’ interest in palliative care has slowly mounted in recent years, with these […]

A palliative training program for emergency department staff in 29 hospitals did not reduce hospital admissions, a recent study found. Researchers examined the results of the PRIM-ER trial, a cluster randomized clinical trial that took place in close to 30 hospitals nationwide. Through PRIM-ER, emergency department clinicians received training in palliative care, simulation-based communication workshops, […]

Palliative Care News spoke with a group of industry leaders about the most pressing market forces and trends that will shape the space during 2025. Their comments carried some common threads, including further movement towards value-based care, a need to secure payment through business-to-business partnerships, a need for more concurrent curative and hospice care, and […]

A clear trend has emerged in the health care industry: Mergers and acquisitions of health care firms have slowed year over year. Though home-based care M&A showed “signs of life” in Q3 2024 in what has otherwise been a relatively quiet year thus far, transaction volume was still down last year, according to a report […]

The senior care company agilon health (NYSE: AGL) has scaled a palliative care education model for its physician partners throughout most of the markets they serve. agilon operates in 30 communities in 12 states. The company partners with primary care physicians across the country to jointly take on the total cost of care via Medicare […]