Hospice News December 12, 2023
Holly Vossel

Program integrity issues that have heated up in the hospice space during the past five years reached a boiling point in 2023.

Hospice providers have seen an array of increased regulatory oversight in 2023. That momentum has been fueled by two main concerns among regulators — risks of patient safety and evidence of malfeasance in the space.

Hospice News sat down with providers, advocacy groups, legal experts and other stakeholders to uncover the most significant hospice regulatory trends from this year and their anticipated impacts heading into 2024 and beyond.

“There is scrutiny on hospice care [that’s] setting the stage for the next phase of what hospice oversight looks like. But we know that action can work in...

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