Hospice

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has finalized the hospice payment update for fiscal year 2025 at 2.9%, a bump from the 2.6% proposed in March, the agency said on Tuesday afternoon. The final...

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a lot of changes in healthcare, and not all were bad. In the years since the coronavirus forced worldwide lockdowns and limited access to care, the healthcare industry has...

Amedisys Inc., the major home health and hospice firm that is in the process of being acquired by UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division, earned $32.6 million in the second quarter. That compares with a...

More than 2 in 5 seniors experience polypharmacy, meaning they are prescribed five or more drugs. Polypharmacy is a persistent issue in elder care, particularly for patients with chronic or advanced disease....

Though home care mergers and acquisitions are still depressed after record-setting highs in 2021, private equity is expected to drive activity — and some in the personal care space — in the coming...

As the National Association for Home Care & Hospice’s (NAHC) Financial Management Conference in Las Vegas approaches, it’s difficult to recall a time of greater uncertainty.

As I look back on my transition from a clinical nurse to hospice care, I’m struck by the knowledge I acquired through chance, not design. Regrettably, my first employer, like many hospice agencies,...

A former Louisiana hospice owner has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and three counts of healthcare fraud, and has been ordered to pay more than $3 million in restitution. Kristal...

The Pennant Group will set up a service center in Connecticut and provide management and consulting services to Hartford HealthCare at Home, the home health and hospice affiliate of Hartford HealthCare,...

The leaders of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) formally signed an affiliation agreement on June 10, the organizations...