Fraud & Abuse:
False Claims Proved In Hospice Chain's Trial
Published on Fri Oct 23, 2015
Jury finds claims false in first phase of trial. A trial that has caught the attention of the hospice industry and health care providers at large has produced its first milestone. Early this month, AseraCare Hospice faced charges in Alabama federal court that it pressured staff to admit and furnish hospice services to ineligible patients. The government’s False Claims Act [...]