#hospices — Public Fediverse posts

@vfrmedia Well, you can be left/progressive & #religious - the two are not mutually exclusive, as there are #progressive forms of #religion. Why is the #LabourParty promoting assisted dying instead of #palliative #care & #hospices?

"Rather than being owned by the state, GPs are often operated by partnerships on contract from the health service, which are not eligible for the relief from national insurance increases that the public sector was given in the budget. Charities are also not eligible for the relief."

#UKpolitics #Budget #NHS #GPs #Hospices

https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-must-live-within-that-budget-says-chancellor-after-gps-raise-concerns-over-national-insurance-increase-13246002

Private equity ownership of US hospice centers boomed in recent years – study https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/sep/03/us-hospice-care-private-equity #Healthcareindustry #Privateequity #Hospices #USnews #Health

#BBCNews - #Hospices in England hit by funding crisis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gl5dxzyrdo

John Oliver on US for-profit hospice care: ‘too important to just hope the free market fixes it’ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/aug/19/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-hospice-episode #Television&radio #JohnOliver #Television #TVcomedy #Hospices #Culture #Comedy

Hospices in Four States to Receive Extra Scrutiny Over Concerns of #Fraud, Waste and Abuse
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Federal regulators have announced enhanced oversight of new #hospices in #Arizona, #California, #Nevada and #Texas, targeting providers highlighted by a ProPublica investigation.

#Hospice #HealthCare #Health #ElderCare #Elderly #Patients #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/hospices-arizona-california-nevada-texas-cms-medicaid-medicare?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post