Using ‘Storytelling’ in Hospice Recruitment

Hospices need to do a better job of getting the word out about the job opportunities that exist for clinicians in the field, and how they differ from working in other health care settings. Worsening workforce shortages have been keeping hospice leaders awake at night for several years running. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the crisis, […]

Choice Health at Home Acquires Devotion Hospice

Choice Health at Home has acquired Devotion Hospice in the Houston region. Financial terms were undisclosed. This is the second transaction by Choice in as many days. The company also purchased Family Tree Private Care for an undisclosed sum. Family Tree also serves Texas, Colorado and several southwestern U.S. communities. These transactions further Choice’s goal […]

CEOs’ Top Predictions for Palliative Care in 2025

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 […]

Hospice CEO’s Top Predictions for 2025

Hospice 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 rising demand for care in the home, continued labor pressures, industry consolidation and intensifying regulatory scrutiny. They also spoke about the need for greater […]

Choice Health at Home Acquires Accentra

Choice Health at Home will acquire Accentra Home Health and Hospice, headquartered in Oklahoma City. The transaction will extend Choice’s Oklahoma footprint to cover about 90% of the state, including urban and rural communities, the company indicated. Choice is backed by the private equity firms Coltala Holdings and Trive Capital and also serves patients in […]

Palliative Care’s Rising Profile in US Health Care

A diverse range of health care providers have forged a pathway to palliative care services with an aim to improve quality outcomes among a growing seriously ill population. Palliative care delivery trends are increasingly taking root in inpatient and community-based settings across the continuum, Gina Andres, senior director of hospice and palliative care at Kaiser […]

2023’s Most Impactful Hospice Deals

A rich mix of hospice merger and acquisition (M&A) activity at the end of 2023 is fueling trends into next year. Hospice M&A activity has diverged from the frenzied pace set in recent years. The hospice space in the last five years has seen record-breaking multiples, a prevalence of private equity-backed platform transactions and large-scale […]

Choice Health at Home Acquires Lumicare Hospice

Texas-based Choice Health at Home LLC has inked a deal to acquire Lumicare Hospice, growing its presence in two current markets while establishing services in a new state. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Lumicare Hospice has locations in Texas and Arizona, two states in Choice’s existing service region. The hospice also has […]

The Role of Medicare Advantage in Growing Palliative Care Services

For the time being, Medicare Advantage may be providers’ best bet for palliative care reimbursement. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) also allows Medicare Advantage plans to cover palliative care as a supplemental benefit. In addition, the agency has integrated palliative care components into the Value-Based Insurance Design Model (VBID), often called […]

Palliative Care a ‘Natural Fit’ for Home Health Agencies

Though relatively few home health agencies provide palliative care, those providers and their patients can benefit from more integration of those services. Currently, the palliative care space is dominated by hospices and health systems. Only 7% of community-based palliative care programs are operated by home health organizations, compared to about 50% for hospices, according to […]