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Why Enhabit Is Poised to Become A Major Acquirer
Ahoy!
May 28
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Jim Parker
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Jim’s Notebook: For the First Time Ever, I Endorse a Congressional Bill
I hope everyone enjoyed the long Memorial Day weekend, and that you also took a moment to remember and honor those who have fallen in service to our…
May 27
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Jim Parker
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CMS Launches Hospice Inquisition — and Live Discharges Are Enough to Convict
Well, we finally had a couple of warm days here in Chicago, but now it’s chilly again and the Heilung hoodie is back on.
May 22
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Jim Parker
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Jim’s Notebook: CMS Moratorium Takes Big Swing at Fraudsters But Threatens Access
After spending a couple of days pondering the various viewpoints, I have to come out and say that I think it’s a bad idea for the U.S.
May 19
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Jim Parker
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Jim’s Notebook: The Potential of Concurrent Hospice Care
Big news this week: CMS announced a six-month national moratorium on hospice enrollment in Medicare, in a move aimed at curbing waste, fraud and abuse.
May 14
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Jim Parker
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Hospice Family Caregivers in Peril
The subject of family caregiving is near and dear to my heart.
May 8
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Jim Parker
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Jim’s Notebook: Hospice is Sacred Calling, Not Cash Cow
I recently had the pleasure of attending a reception at Chicago’s fantastic Shedd Aquarium with a group of nonprofit hospice providers.
May 6
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Jim Parker
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In Hospice, Quality is King
I am writing this at the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) conference in Chicago.
May 1
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Jim Parker
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April 2026
Jim’s Notebook: Boost Home-Based Care to Relieve ‘Public Health Crisis;’ Politicization of Hospice Fraud
I read a disturbing article today in The Atlantic about a health care exigency that puts patients at serious risk nationwide — emergency department…
Apr 28
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Jim Parker
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Lawmakers, Don’t Politicize Hospice Fraud — Solve It
The government is turning up the heat on hospice fraudsters.
Apr 23
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Jim’s Notebook: Luck of the Draw in Hospice Audits; ‘I Want to Die Here’
I am writing to you this week from Arizona’s beautiful Superstition Mountains in the Sonoran Desert, where I am helping my dad out after a surgery.
Apr 21
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Jim Parker
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‘I Want to Die Here’
Last Friday I went with a chum to see the heavy metal band Converge.
Apr 16
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Jim Parker
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