Providence fleshed out its partnership with home-based care provider Compassus Wednesday, announcing a finalized agreement for Compassus to manage several care locations in California. The partners’ ...

Medicare hospice coverage includes two 90-day benefit periods, followed by an unlimited number of 60-day benefit periods, allowing flexibility in choosing care. Medicare typically does not cover ...

Hospice care is no longer something people think about only in the final days. More Americans are choosing to use hospice services earlier, and choosing it at home. In 2023, more than half of all ...

With healthcare providers focusing more on the quality of life for aging populations, many are integrating palliative care services earlier on alongside curative therapies. Growing demand for ...

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

On Wednesday, Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) introduced a bill that would increase oversight of Medicare home health and hospice, legislation that was ...

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - ECU Health has agreed to sell its home health and hospice services division to a family-owned healthcare provider. ECU Health announced Thursday that it has entered an ...

As the primary healthcare setting continues to shift away from institutional care to more home-based care “(Hospitals’ New Push: Treating Patients at Home,” Page One, Aug. 14), it is critical that ...