Hospice News October 30, 2024
Health care providers can have a bumpy road ahead of them when it comes to launching a new service like palliative care, in part due to complex legal and regulatory requirements.
Before they launch a new program, operators must have a clear picture of their target population and the structure they want to build, according to Rachel Carey, counsel with the Virginia-based law firm Whiteford. Carey advises hospices establishing new services, pursuing acquisitions and other issues.
Hospice News spoke with Carey about the regulatory and legal obstacles that health care providers may encounter when setting out to build a new program and what they should do to prepare.
What are some of the legal and regulatory hurdles that a health...