Hospice News June 12, 2024
Rep. Beth Van Duyne, (R-Texas) has emerged as one of Washington’s most vocal advocates for hospice providers in Congress.
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2020, Van Duyne is a member of the influential Ways and Means Committee, overseeing Medicare, Social Security and tax policies among other programs.
Van Duyne was among a group of lawmakers that wrote to CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks LaSure last month requesting updates on the agency’s battles against fraudulent providers, as well as a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on quality issues in the hospice space.
Hospice News spoke with Rep. Van Duyne in Washington D.C. on congressional efforts to root out fraud and where they should go next.
Given all...