Hospice inpatient centers have proliferated since the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) rebased payment rates in 2020. While reimbursement increases can foster growth, a convergence of factors complicate providers’ ability to balance a healthy margin with the expanded access to care. The 2020 rebasing instituted a 2.7% payment increase in payments for […]
CareOusel Pediatrics
ProCare Hospice of Nevada and CareOusel Pediatrics are opening a new inpatient care unit (IPU) that will provide palliative and hospice care to both adult and pediatric patients in the state’s southern region. The facility comes at a time when hospice providers and policymakers alike are recognizing and responding to a growing need for pediatric […]