9+ mon, 6+ day ago  (655+ words) Recent immigration and citizenship policies unveiled by the Trump administration may be exacerbating barriers to hospice among undeserved patient...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (692+ words) Hospice patients and providers have faced difficult situations amid shifts in immigration and foreign policy enforcement in recent years. This Hospice News Elevate podcast features a discussion with Precious Hospice CEO and Founder Henry Mason Jr. about how hospices are…...

3+ day, 35+ min ago  (412+ words) Aveanna Healthcare (Nasdaq: AVAH) is leaning hard into its preferred payer and government affairs strategies to foster growth in its home health and hospice segment and other businesses. The company's preferred payer strategy is focused largely on Medicare Advantage and…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1597+ words) Benni Fish / Pexels A temporary national moratorium has halted new hospice and home health enrollment in an effort to curb fraudulent activity in these industries. The hospice community has come forward in droves to examine the scope of potential benefits,…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (558+ words) A team of health care chaplains has recently developed a new virtual palliative spiritual care model to better support seriously ill patients and their families. The new telehealth platform, Spiritu Well, connects individuals with spiritual care and chaplain professionals through…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (315+ words) Rumors have circulated that the U. S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is mulling a national moratorium on hospice provider enrollment in...

5+ day, 38+ min ago  (186+ words) The U. S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a national moratorium on hospice and home health provider enrollment in Medicare. The agency announced the implementation of the six-month moratoria on Wednesday to temporarily pause an influx of new providers…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (288+ words) Valuations and multiples for hospice assets in the M&A market are slowly crawling upwards as deal volume rebounds. The valuations from these larger platform deals have a "trickle down" effect on lower- and middle-market transactions, Mertz said. According to…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (486+ words) Laura James / Pexels Blue Ridge Care has launched a new scholarship for prospective nurses at a local community college. The Helen Zebarth Nursing Scholarship was established in partnership with Laurel Ridge Community College to expand financial educational support and experience…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (345+ words) Hospices can rely on six key elements to speed their referral-to-admissions processes and ensure timely initiation of care, according to a new report from Transcend Strategy Group. Recent research from Transcend shows that careful referral management and intake, smooth eligibility…...