Hospice News March 20, 2025
Telehealth policies and program integrity concerns represent two of the leading regulatory issues on hospices’ radar this year.
Regulatory changes and increasing oversight were the second-most cited concerns among nearly a quarter (21%) of 112 hospice professionals who participated in this year’s Outlook Survey by Hospice News and Homecare Homebase. Challenges around staffing and improved public awareness also topped the list of providers’ concerns.
This is the third piece of this three-part Hospice News series that explores the significant regulatory challenges facing hospice providers in 2025. Hospices are navigating a sea of obstacles related to new quality measures and potentially fallible regulatory oversight efforts aimed at curbing fraudulent activity, according to Robert Love, executive director of Butte Home Health &...