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title: Exploring Hospice Care Innovations - Top News Stories, August 2025
description: Join Chris Comeaux and Cordt Kassner as they delve into the latest trends and challenges in hospice care.  From the impact of AI to the importance of research and innovation, this episode covers it all.
---

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# [Exploring Hospice Care Innovations - Top News Stories, August 2025](https://www.teleioscn.org/tcntalkspodcast/exploring-hospice-care-innovations-top-news-stories-august-2025)

 Written by [Chris Comeaux](https://www.teleioscn.org/tcntalkspodcast/author/chris-comeaux) | 9/3/25 7:43 PM

Hospice and palliative care face significant challenges amid broader failures in the healthcare system, with experts anticipating a critical opportunity for reform by 2026-2027 as Medicare faces potential bankruptcy and employers confront double-digit premium increases.

 

 

Join Chris Comeaux and Cordt Kassner as they delve into the latest trends and challenges in hospice care.  From the impact of AI to the importance of research and innovation, this episode covers it all.

 

The healthcare system stands at a critical inflection point. With Medicare facing potential bankruptcy in the 2030s and employers confronting double-digit premium increases, experts suggest we may be approaching a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fundamentally reform healthcare by 2026-2027.

 

Explore how the hospice field is evolving and its implications for both providers and patients.

 

[HPC Today Top News Stories August - Cordt](https://www.teleioscn.org/hubfs/Teleios%20Collaborative%20Network/Documents/HPC%20Today%20Top%20News%20Stories%202025.08.pdf)

[Teleios Monthly Podcast Articles August 2025 Newsletter](https://www.teleioscn.org/hubfs/Teleios%20Collaborative%20Network/Documents/Teleios%20Monthly%20Podcast%20Articles%20August%202025%20Newsletter.pdf)

 

[Show Transcript](https://www.teleioscn.org/hubfs/Teleios%20Collaborative%20Network/Documents/Transcript%20Exploring%20Hospice%20Care%20Innovations%20-%20Top%20News%20Stories%2c%20August%202025.pdf)

 

 

 

 

 

Cohost

Cordt Kassner

PhD, Publisher of Hospice & Palliative Care Today   
& CEO and Founder of Hospice Analytics

[Biography](https://www.teleioscn.org/hubfs/Teleios%20Collaborative%20Network/Documents/Cordt%20T%20Kassner%20bio.pdf)  
[Hospice and Palliative Care Today](https://www.hospicepalliativecaretoday.com/)

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