Home Health & Hospice Week
Another Hospice Owner Pleads Guilty To Fraud
A Mississippi hospice owner has pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud in a $13 million scheme. Charline Brandon, owner of Cleveland, Mississippi-based hospices Haven Hospice, North Haven Hospice, Lion Hospice, and North Lion Hospice, admitted to billing Medicare for medically unnecessary services and services never provided, as well as recruiting ineligible patients. “This sham hospice provider exploited the most vulnerable in our society while stealing millions from our health care system,” said HHS Office of Inspector General Special Agent in Charge Derrick L. Jackson. “This is one of the largest and most egregious hospice schemes I have seen in Mississippi. The OIG will continue to identify the individuals committing these crimes and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law.”
Home Health & Hospice Week
- Emergency Preparedness:
Your Emergency Preparedness Duties Will Get Lighter Under Proposed Rule
Recent hurricanes emphasize why EP changes matter. Some actual regulatory relief might be forthcoming from [...] - Regulations:
EP Review, Education, Collaboration Could Ease Up
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Know Your Facts MCCM Demonstration
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What three regional health systems joined together, they are now putting asunder. Penn Medicine Lancaster [...] - Industry Note:
Another Hospice Owner Pleads Guilty To Fraud
A Mississippi hospice owner has pleaded guilty to Medicare fraud in a $13 million scheme. [...] - Industry Note:
Issuance Of New Medicare Cards Almost Complete
Medicare has started mailing new Medicare cards to beneficiaries who live in Wave 7 states [...]
