The Daily Wire
Hospice and palliative news
A calm, carefully sourced briefing on hospice policy, palliative research, regulation and the profession. Every item links to its original source.
Latest briefings
Regulation | United States |
Hospice election statement addendum now required for every patient
Since October 1, hospices must give each electing patient a written addendum explaining what the hospice will not cover.
Read the briefingResearch | Brazil |
Spirituality sustains patients and caregivers in a compassionate community in two Brazilian favelas
A mixed-methods study explores how palliative patients and caregivers in socially vulnerable settings draw on faith and community.
Research | Germany |
Standardized spiritual needs screening increased chaplain involvement, German study finds
After introducing the Spiritual Needs Screener, a palliative consult service recorded more chaplaincy visits and more thorough documentation of patient requests.
Regulation | United States |
Final rule widens who may discharge, updates telehealth face-to-face rules
Physician designees and the IDG physician may now discharge patients, alongside the medical director.
Policy | United States |
CMS finalizes 2.3% hospice payment update for FY 2027
The final rule also raises the aggregate cap and introduces a new spending variation index that providers have sharply criticized.
Research | International |
Review of 13 trials examines mindfulness-based spiritual interventions in advanced cancer
Interventions combining mindfulness with meaning-centered or spiritual elements were grouped into hospital-based and remote programs.