128: Palliative Care: Healthcare’s Overlooked Middle Child May Finally Get Its Moment

Palliative care has been hanging out in the gray area of healthcare for a long time. CMS may finally be ready to do something about it. In this episode of Home Health Revealed, Hannah sits down with Annette Lee of Provider Insights to unpack what the proposed rule could mean for home health agencies, and why the details matter. They get into the big questions around medical necessity, documentation, quality measures, and whether palliative care could become the bridge between home health and hospice that patients actually need. They also talk about something that matters just as much as the policy: the patient. What if we stopped measuring palliative care by whether someone can walk farther and started paying more attention to whether they're comfortable, supported, and able to stay where they want to be? CMS is asking for feedback. Annette has some thoughts. And yes, you probably should too.Want to dig into the details? Read the CY 2027 Home Health Proposed Ruler here! Chapters (00:00:03) - Home Health Revealed: Palliative Care Proposal(00:00:48) - Annette Lee on CMS and the Home Health and Hospice Care(00:01:59) - MS: What Can We Do Different About Palliative Care?(00:05:17) - CMS Proposed Rule on Palliative Care RNs(00:10:00) - Are home health and palliative care compatible?(00:20:22) - Palliative Care in Home Health(00:27:19) - Palliative Health Care Comment(00:35:37) - On the Need to Be More Vocal(00:37:05) - Annette Lee on Provider Insights