Hospices in Alaska
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In Alaska, 6 hospices cared for people with Medicare in 2024, up from 3 in 2014, according to a HospiceCompare analysis of CMS data. Together they served 1,249 Medicare patients in 2024. Of the 7 hospices with an office in Alaska in the latest CMS enrollment file, 43% are for-profit and 4 have no CMS family survey star rating.
The numbers
* Average of the star ratings CMS published for hospices in the state, computed by HospiceCompare; CMS publishes no average star rating. The “would definitely recommend” averages are CMS’s. CMS publishes a star rating only when enough families answered its survey. Source: HospiceCompare analysis of CMS data (Care Compare hospice data released August 2026; Hospice Enrollments loaded October 20, 2026).
Ownership and growth
| Ownership | 2014 | 2019 | 2024 | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For-profit | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 (43%) |
| Nonprofit | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 (43%) |
| Government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0%) |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 (14%) |
Years: hospices that billed Medicare, by their ownership as CMS lists it today. Today: hospices with an office in the state. Source: HospiceCompare analysis of CMS data (Medicare Post-Acute Care and Hospice utilization by provider, 2014 to 2024, loaded October 20, 2026).
Hospices and Medicare patients per year
| Year | Hospices that billed Medicare | Medicare patients |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | 665 |
| 2015 | 3 | 678 |
| 2016 | 4 | 681 |
| 2017 | 4 | 648 |
| 2018 | 4 | 707 |
| 2019 | 4 | 770 |
| 2020 | 4 | 927 |
| 2021 | 4 | 1,032 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1,111 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1,110 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1,249 |
A person cared for by two hospices in a year is counted by both. CMS does not publish counts below 11. Source: HospiceCompare analysis of CMS data (Medicare Post-Acute Care and Hospice utilization by provider, 2014 to 2024, loaded October 20, 2026).
Largest hospices by Medicare patients in 2024
Size is a count of patients, not a measure of quality.
| Hospice | City | Ownership | Medicare patients | CMS star rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancora Home Health & Hospice | Wasilla | For-profit | 619 | 4 of 5 |
| Providence at Home With Compassus Hospice Care, Anchorage | Anchorage | Other | 361 | 4 of 5 |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Hospice Services | Fairbanks | Nonprofit | 166 | 3 of 5 |
| Enhabit Hospice | Anchorage | For-profit | 44 | None |
| Peacehealth Hospice | Ketchikan | Nonprofit | 32 | None |
| Bartlett Home Health and Hospice | Juneau | Nonprofit | 27 | None |
Hospice offices by county
Counties by the address of each hospice’s office. Hospices usually care for people at home across several counties, so an office count is not a count of the hospices serving a county.
| County | Hospice offices |
|---|---|
| Anchorage | 2 |
| Fairbanks North Star | 1 |
| Ketchikan | 1 |
| Matanuska-Susitna | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
How to cite
HospiceCompare analysis of CMS data (Care Compare hospice data released August 2026; Medicare hospice utilization 2014 to 2024). https://www.hospicecompare.org/press/alaska
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