Hospice News November 27, 2024
Jim Parker

The past year has seen a slew of regulatory developments aimed at improving quality and combatting fraud in the hospice industry.

The drive by regulators and members of Congress to strengthen oversight is fueled by two main factors. The first was two July 2019 reports on hospice quality from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). These spurred passage of the Helping Our Senior Population in Comfort Environments (HOSPICE) Act, which mandated the establishment of a hospice Special Focus Program (SFP), among other actions.

The second driving force was the emergence of fraudulent actors in the space in relatively large numbers, particularly concentrated in California, Nevada, Arizona and Texas.

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Post-Acute Care, Provider, Regulations
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