Behavioral Health Business August 30, 2024
Hospice bad actors are turning their attention to a new target to boost their patient census and, in turn, revenue figures: opioid treatment programs (OTPs).
OTPs, otherwise known as methadone clinics, are able to prescribe and dispense medications such as methadone for the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). Unethical end-of-life care providers in California, in particular, are reportedly targeting homeless people and methadone patients, telling them they’ll receive opioids and more in exchange for enrolling in hospice.
Behavioral Health Business sister publication Hospice News recently reported on these illegal practices, drawing from interviews with multiple hospice providers who decry such practices.
“According to their reports, unscrupulous providers have canvassed both homeless encampments and methadone clinics seeking to sign up...
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