Hospice News January 12, 2026
Hospice leaders will need to keep their eyes on five key trends in the new year when it comes to compliance, business operations, finance and perceptions of dying among the public.
Utilization of hospice is rising throughout the county, a trend likely to continue. While this is welcome news, this likely means hospices will have to do more work with fewer resources due to reimbursement pressures.
The hospice community is also likely to see a substantial uptick in M&A activity as interest rates fall and other financial factors realign. At the same time, adoption of new technologies will become more widespread.
In the midst of these trends, recognition of the importance and the burdens faced by family caregivers will also...







