A new palliative care research consortium has been established, fueled by a $64 million five-year award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Research Across the Lifespan (ASCENT) consortium is aimed at improving quality of life among seriously ill patient populations. The consortium will provide resources, expertise and […]
The National Alliance for Care at Home (Alliance) has inked an affiliation with the Research Institute for Home Care (Institute). The move is intended to expand research efforts in home care and hospice to better inform future policy decisions and hone best clinical practices. The affiliation will allow for greater opportunities to elevate the importance […]
Hospices will see a 2.6% increase in Medicare base rate payments in 2026, according to a final rule issued by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday. This is more than the 2.4% that the agency originally proposed in April. The 2026 increase in aggregate represents a $750 million jump in […]
Proposed cuts to home health payments for 2026 could have somewhat of a ripple effect on hospices. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has called for a 6.4% aggregate cut to home health payments for 2026 in a proposed rule. The total reductions amount to $1.135 billion. This is the fourth straight […]
Hospice reform efforts should focus on allowing for “more care, not less,” according to National Alliance for Care at Home CEO Dr. Steve Landers. Key elements of this should include home-based respite care and a payment system for high-acuity palliative services that hospice patients often lose out on due to the costs. These can include […]
Reps. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Georgia) and Dr. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) have introduced the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA). The legislation was announced on Thursday and has a Senate companion bill led by Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) The PCHETA legislation has been reintroduced several times, most recently […]
The U.S. House of Representatives has sent the Republican-led “One Big Beautiful Bill” to the White House for signature. The bill contains Medicaid cuts totaling $1 trillion over the next 10 years. This amounts to 15% of total federal Medicaid spending during that time period, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. The reductions vary by […]
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has called for a 6.4% aggregate cut to home health payments for 2026 in a proposed rule released on Monday. The total reductions amount to $1.135 billion. The proposed payment changes break down into a 224% increase in home health payments. This is offset by a 3.7% […]
The health care sector by 2033 will comprise more than 20% of the United States’ Gross Domestic Product, up from 17.6% in 2023. The nation’s total health expenditures are projected to reach $8.6 trillion in 2033, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that was published in Health […]
A legislative provision that would “carve” hospice into Medicare Advantage is being met with opposition from the nation’s three largest industry organizations. The National Alliance for Care at Home, LeadingAge and the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) have written a joint letter to Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.), who recently introduced the Medicare […]
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