Hospice News January 21, 2025
New presidential administrations always come with questions about what the future will hold, but Republicans’ focus on cost-cutting could bode well for home-based care — if providers can get their message across.
Though uncertainties abound when it comes to the Trump administration’s approach to health care, many notable policies have been implemented during Republican administrations. From the establishment of the Medicare Hospice Benefit under Ronald Reagan to the unveiling of Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) under the first Bush administration, this track record can be source of optimism, according to Edo Banach, partner at Manatt Health, a division of the law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP.
“The optimistic note is that a lot of the positive...