Hospice focuses on caring, not curing and in most cases care is provided in the patient’s home, but may also be provided in freestanding hospice facilities, hospitals, nursing homes, or other long-term care facilities. More than 1.6 million Medicare beneficiaries who died were enrolled in hospice care for one day or more in 2019. There were more than 4,800 Medicare certified hospices in operation.
The Social Security Act requires hospice programs to provide individuals under hospice care with drugs and biologicals related to the palliation and management of the terminal illness as defined in the hospice plan of care.
As the market grows, the relationship between hospice care and pharmacy continues to evolve with basically two types of providers: the independent local pharmacy direct, and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) which allow hospice clients to utilize a preferred network of local pharmacies and provide reimbursement options.
AMI’s report, Pharmacy in Hospice Care 2022, identifies and provides profiles on the market leading PBMs serving the hospice market as well as the leading hospice pharmacies. The report also includes profiles on the top 15 hospice providers as well as background on the hospice market. Each company profile includes: address, phone, website, company executives, background, services and recent activities.
Table of Contents
Hospice Overview – pgs. 7-17
- Population Projections: 65 and Older
- Hospice Background
- Medicare Coverage/Spending
- Hospice Trends
Top 15 Hospice Provider Profiles – pgs. 19-33
- VITAS Healthcare – pg. 19
- Humana/Kindred at Home – pg. 20
- ProMedica Senior Care – pg. 21
- Amedisys, Inc. – pg. 22
- Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care – pg. 23
- Compassus Hospice – pg. 24
- Hospice of the Valley – pg. 25
- Encompass Health – pg. 26
- Chapters Health System – pg. 27
- Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care – pg. 28
- Trustbridge Hospice – pg. 29
- Providence Hospice – pg. 30
- Kaiser Permanente – pg. 31
- Tidewell Hospice – pg. 32
- LHC Group – pg. 33
Hospice PBMs offering Pharmacy Services – pgs. 35-61
- AvaCare Inc. – pg. 35
- Avantum Hospice Pharmacy – pg. 36
- BetterRx – pg. 37
- Care-Rx Health – pg. 38
- ClaritasPSM – pgs. 39-40
- Delta Care Rx – pgs. 41-42
- Elixir – pg. 43
- Enclara Pharmacia/Humana – pg. 44
- GoldStar Pharmacy – pg. 45
- Hospice Pharmacy Solutions – pgs. 46-47
- MC-Rx – pgs. 48-49
- One Point Patient Care/PharMerica – pgs. 50-52
- Optum Hospice Pharmacy Services – pgs. 53-55
- PDCRx – pg. 56
- PDMI – pg. 57
- PMC Pharmacy – pg. 58
- RxPreferred – pg. 59
- Spectrum Pharmacy Solutions – pg. 60
- Wise Hospice Options – pg. 61
Hospice Pharmacies – pgs. 63-94
- Advanced Care Pharmacy – pg. 63
- Apothecare – pg. 64
- ASAP Pharmacy – pg. 65
- Carmichael’s Pharmacy – pg. 66
- Carvajal Pharmacy LTC – pg. 67
- Community Care Rx, Inc. – pg. 68
- Concierge Pharmacy – pg. 69
- Davila Pharmacy Inc. – pg. 70
- DeliverCareRx Pharmacy – pgs. 71-72
- Dignity Hospice – pg. 73
- EP LTC Pharmacy – pg. 74
- Faith & Hope Hospice & Palliative Care – pg. 75
- FHP Pharmacy Services – pg. 76
- Forum Extended Care Services – pg. 77
- GPS Pharmacy Solutions – pg. 78
- Grove Park Pharmacy and Hospice – pg. 79
- Haller’s Pharmacy – pg. 80
- Hygeia LTC Pharmacy – pg. 81
- Intermountain Hospice Pharmacy Services – pg. 82
- Johnson’s Pharmaceutical Services – pg. 83
- Just Hospice Care Rx – pg. 84
- Ocoee Professional Pharmacy – pg. 85
- Paragon Healthcare – pg. 86
- Phoenix Home Care & Hospice – pg. 87
- Poly-Med Pharmacy – pg. 88
- Premier Pharmacy Group – pg. 89
- Prestige Hospice Pharmacy – pg. 90
- Shrivers Hospice – pg. 91
- Skilled Care Pharmacy – pg. 92
- UnitedRx – pg. 93
- UVANTA Healthcare – pg. 94
Source: NHPCO Facts and Figures-2021 Edition; NCPA