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CMS To End Hospice MA Carve-In: Insights For Home-Based Care Providers

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Hospice providers began to work with Medicare Advantage (MA) via the Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) demonstration in 2021. At the end of 2024, the “hospice carve-in” model will cease. This will have an impact on home health providers who offer hospice services, obviously.

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Future Leader: Jeffrey Briggs, Director Of Intake, Family & Nursing Care

Home Health Care

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. My wife also works for the same home care agency — Family & Nursing Care. HHCN: What drew you to this industry?

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Why Accurate Cost Reporting Could Be Key To Higher Rates In Home Health Care

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decides to do with its home health final payment rule , industry experts believe providers need to drastically improve their cost reporting data. Over the years, Maxim said she has seen providers cutting corners firsthand when hiring accountants to put together cost reports.

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How Strategic Partnerships Helped Fuel HealthFlex Home Health & Hospice’s Growth

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“Our goal, in the beginning, was to really be a valuable partner to the large health care organizations and systems around Northern California,” he told Home Health Care News. Every year in California, we see more and more traditional Medicare patients shift over to the MA plans,” Koshevatsky said.

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Supporting the Continuum of Care for Serious Illness in Medicaid Managed Care

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People with serious and life-threatening health conditions experience care needs that drive costs, including hospital admissions , emergency department utilization , and nursing home care. Adults may receive benefits along with curative care until they choose to receive hospice. Access to care coordination.

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WelbeHealth’s Michael Le On The Future Of Innovative At-Home Care Models

Home Health Care

This article is a part of your HHCN+ Membership In the broader at-home care space, Dr. Michael Le is considered an innovator. His impressive resume — which also includes time at Optum Home & Community Care and CareMore Health Plan — places him at the forefront of the movement bringing more care to the home and the community.

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HHCN FUTURE: Workforce Enablement – Emerging Technologies to Improve Staff Experience and Efficiency

Home Health Care

Home Health Care News: Why don’t we all just talk about what your organization does and what you do for them? Ashley Puchalski: I’m with Ohio’s Hospice. We service about 60 of the 88 counties in Ohio, providing hospice care throughout the state.

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