Hospice
Photo Galleries of 2026 Circle of Life Award Winners, Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, N.Y., and Orlando VA Healthcare System in Orlando, Fla.
Sample post-award social messages/newsletter blurbs announcing the 2026 AHA Circle of Life Award winners.
The AHA announced July 8 that Erie County Medical Center of Buffalo, N.Y., and the Geriatrics and Extended Care Hospice and Palliative Medicine Team of Orlando VA Health Care System in Orlando, Fla., are winners of the 2026 AHA Circle of Life Award for their efforts in palliative and end-of-life…
Applications for the 2027 AHA Circle of Life Award are due by 1 p.m. ET on July 15.
The application period for the 2026 Circle of Life Award is now closed.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced a six-month nationwide moratorium preventing enrollment of new home health agencies and hospice providers, effective immediately. CMS said that the moratorium is part of Vice President JD Vance’s Anti-Fraud…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services April 2 issued a proposed rule that would update hospice payment rates for fiscal year 2027.
Circle of Life Award Promotional Materials.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Feb. 14 announced it ceased implementation of the Hospice Special Focus Program so the agency can further evaluate it.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 30 issued a final rule updating hospice payment rates for fiscal year 2025. Overall, CMS finalized a 2.9% net increase to payments compared with FY 2024.