Posted January 4, 2023
The Medicare Hospice benefit was first introduced 40 years ago, and experts believe it will change more in the next few years than it ever has. Since inception, the hospice benefit has allowed millions of patients to spend their final days in their homes with their families, in accordance with their wishes.
“Some of the indicators are that hospice will become more integrated into the health care system from the provider standpoint, but also from the payer standpoint,” National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) COO and interim CEO Ben Marcantonio told Hospice News. “I think we’re going to see more interaction with larger health insurance systems and how they interact in the health care system, and that will definitely impact hospice. A great deal of that will help us reach more people, but it will bring some challenges as well.”
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