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New Law Extends Telehealth Flexibilities Another 6 Months

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Pandemic-related telehealth flexibilities set to expire March 31 have recently been extended for another six months as federal lawmakers approve a continuing resolution to fund the government and avoid a shutdown. They were previously slated to expire on Dec. To date, CMS has given no indication that the agency is pursuing such a move.

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VITAS Eyeing Expansion in 12 States

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To date, the company has seen nine sequential quarters of census growth. Our performance since the expiration of that program has outpaced our performance during that program. Our performance since the expiration of that program has outpaced our performance during that program.

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Congress Mulls Bill to Extend Hospice Recertification Via Telehealth

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Federal lawmakers have introduced legislation designed to extend a key telehealth flexibility beyond a March 31 termination date. Since then, expiration dates for that flexibility have been extended several times. Most recently, Congress moved the end date to March 31. It was previously set to terminate on Dec.

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‘Detrimental, Unnecessary Chaos’ Looms as Hospice Telehealth Waivers Expire

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Some of the temporary telehealth flexibilities implemented during the pandemic will soon expire while others have been recently extended. These waivers were initially set to expire on the same date in 2024 and were extended to allow more time to outline future telemedicine regulations, the DEA and HHS indicated.

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Regulators Extend Some Telemedicine Flexibilities, Gauge Telehealth’s ‘New Path Forward’ in Hospice

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These waivers were initially set to expire on the same date in 2024/this year. Homebound hospice patient populations faced tremendous risks of increased symptom burden and issues with timely access if the telemedicine flexibilities were to have expired as planned this year, Barnett stated.

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Palliative Care’s Most Disruptive Forces in 2025

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Temporarily expanded telehealth flexibilities set forth during the pandemic are set to expire March 31, 2025. Congress extended the expiration date, initially set for Dec. Another hurdle to growth in the palliative care landscape is the current status of telehealth regulations.

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How AccentCare Used Telehealth to Reduce Hospitalization

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Without further action the waivers will expire not long after the COVID PHE concludes. CMS in 2020 indicated that it would conduct a review of the waivers to see which could remain in place for the long haul, but to date the agency has been mum on the future of the temporary rules. I think it would be short sighted to let them expire.

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