Hospice News November 16, 2023
Medicare fee-for-service programs made $31.23 billion in improper payments during 2023, though a smaller proportion of those dollars went to hospices than in years prior.
Hospices received nearly 5.4% of improper payments from Medicare in 2023, down from 12% in 2022, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). The leading cause of these payments were inaccurate or incomplete documentation.
“Improper payments occur when a payment is made in an incorrect amount under statutory or other legally applicable requirements,” HHS indicated in the report. “For some payments, agencies may be unable to determine a payment is proper or improper due to missing or insufficient documentation; in that case, the payment is deemed to...
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