The U.S. health care reimbursement system was built for a different era — one that prioritized high-stakes “cure” interventions over “care” interventions we need now.

Each November, HomeCare & Hospice joins communities across the nation in recognizing National Hospice & Palliative Care Month, a time to reflect on the comfort, dignity and compassion that hospice ...

November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, which was established back in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter.It's a chance to raise awareness and open conversations about ...

For 60 years, Medicare has served as a social safety net. Workers pay into the system over their lifetimes with the ...

Last week, Sue Chapman Moss, Kunu Kaushal and Bill Gammie were featured on the latest episode of HHCN+ TALKS, Home Health ...

Among 200 eligible patients with a life expectancy of 6 months or less, access to palliative blood transfusions was of greatest importance when considering enrollment in hospice care, reported Oreofe ...

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Despite having a higher risk of mortality, Medicare beneficiaries who have dementia are less likely to be referred to palliative care than other Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study ...

Affinity Care Hospice uses what Cuthbert calls a service intensity model. While Medicare gives every hospice a certain amount ...

Medicare provides roughly 67 million Americans with health care coverage for a wide range of medical services and items ...

Conclusions: There is a potential mismatch between what clinicians identify as important in determining palliative care need and final eligibility determinations. Patients with dementia were less ...