Hospice News June 4, 2024
When hospice providers are being investigated not just by CMS but the FBI, the stakes for compliance are higher than ever.
In May of 2024, the federal law enforcement agency placed its spotlight on the rising number of complaints about hospice fraud, in which hospices participate in signing up seniors for care without the seniors’ knowledge. Integrity concerns are in four states: Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. The mechanics vary but the end result is the same: hospices getting paid for services they either did not provide, provided at a substandard level or had no authority to provide at all.
“The resurgence of hospice program integrity scrutiny after recent media reports highlighted fraud, specifically in four states, sparked in-person visits...
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