Hospice News March 7, 2025
The future of palliative care payment is reaching an uncertain, but potentially promising time in the Medicare landscape. Trends that have taken shape in the value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration and other payment models may be among the driving forces.
Though unlikely to take shape anytime soon, the potential for a palliative care carve-out in Medicare has been building in recent years, according to Rory Farrand, vice president of palliative and advanced care at the National Alliance for Care at Home.
Palliative care models have been gaining traction in terms of demonstrating cost savings and improved quality for several years running, Farrand said. But palliative providers have long-faced a challenging reimbursement trajectory in supporting their sustainability, she said during Hospice...
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