In this article, I wanted to tie into what contributor Matthew Albright was recently talking about relative to what’s going on in home and community-based
In March, the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas vacated the requirement that Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act- (PPACA)-compliant health plans
It was a busy week for the federal agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid. To say that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Among the takeaways is to be sure that all the paperwork to get them qualified for the hospice benefit is done. Let me start today
Federal officials seek enhancements to the Medicare program through payment realignment. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized Medicare rules adjusting payments
EDITOR’S NOTE: Not everyone will be home for the holidays this season. Healthcare doesn’t ever take a holiday. Emergency departments across the country will be
HHS OIG uncovered irregularities in 2016 reimbursements. Payments for hospice services were in the news this week, with the U.S. Department of Health and Human
A look back on the difficult end to a cherished friend’s life. “Larry only has a couple of weeks to live,” read the Facebook message
Case managers and physicians approach palliative care from different perspectives. There are many staffing models for case managers. A number of years ago, the trend
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the new Hospice Compare website on Wednesday. According to CMS, the site displays information in a ready-to-use
According to Patti Smith, the American laureate of punk rock, “You can’t carve up the world. It’s not a pie.” Perhaps you cannot carve up
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