Hospice News November 22, 2024
A number of hospices did not comply with requirements of the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) program during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $178 billion PRF was established in 2020 to help health care providers replace revenue lost due to altered utilization patterns and higher costs. The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) administered the program.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reviewed the PRF records for 30 hospices and found that, of those, seven either failed to accurately calculate lost revenue or used the grant program’s dollars to cover unallowable expenses. OIG recommended that HRSA take steps to recoup the inappropriately spent or miscalculated funds.
“These deficiencies occurred because although HRSA provided...
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