NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - 6

NHPCO's
New Facts and Figures
Report Shows Changes
in Hospice Patient
Diagnoses
Data Show Growing Number of People
Choosing Hospice and Decreasing Number
of Cancer Diagnoses
The 2021 edition of NHPCO Facts and Figures (PDF) was released in October,
days before the start of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. The
annual report provides an overview of hospice care delivery in the U.S., with
specific information on hospice patient characteristics, location and level of
care, Medicare hospice spending, hospice provider characteristics, and more.
" In the nearly forty years that the Medicare hospice benefit has been in place,
we've seen a significant shift in the primary diagnoses, how communities
access care, length of service, and how hospice is made available, " said NHPCO
President and CEO Edo Banach. " Next year we mark the 40th anniversary of
the passage of the Medicare hospice benefit legislation, and we must be
actively planning for the next 40 years. The latest NHPCO Facts and Figures
report is a resource for policymakers and healthcare leaders nationwide who
are mapping the future of patient-centered, interdisciplinary care to help
patients live life to its fullest right up to the end. "
Key points from the report include the following:
Growth in Hospice Utilization
1.61 million Medicare beneficiaries received hospice care in 2019, an increase of
3.9 percent from the previous year. Utilization of the hospice benefit remains
slightly higher among individuals enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans
than among traditional Medicare users, while the trendline for hospice usage
continues to increase in both groups. MA enrollees who utilized the hospice
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021

LAC 2022 (display ad)
Table of Contents
Health Pivots Hospice State Profiles (display ad)
Edo's Message
NHPCO Facts and Figures (feature article)
Career Center (display ad)
Professional Development in 2022
Webinar Series 2022 (display ad)
IDC21 Thank You
NHPCO Delivers
NHPCO Signature Programs (display ad)
Improving Quality
NHPCO Quality Connections (display ad)
Glimmers of Life - Photography
Empathy
CMS News of Importance
Project ECHO
Conference Posters
Palliative Care Resources
We Honor Veterans Resources
CareVention (display ad)
back cover
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - Intro
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - 1
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - LAC 2022 (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - Table of Contents
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - Health Pivots Hospice State Profiles (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - Edo's Message
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - NHPCO Facts and Figures (feature article)
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - Career Center (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - Professional Development in 2022
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - Webinar Series 2022 (display ad)
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - IDC21 Thank You
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - NHPCO Delivers
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - 20
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - NHPCO Signature Programs (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - Improving Quality
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - NHPCO Quality Connections (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - Glimmers of Life - Photography
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - Empathy
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NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - CMS News of Importance
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - Project ECHO
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - CareVention (display ad)
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - We Honor Veterans Resources
NHPCO NewsLine Winter 2021 - back cover
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