Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Hospices Across The Nation Dispute Post Allegations Of Gaming The Medicare Benefit

Hospices aren’t taking the allegations made against the industry by the Washington Post lying down. Reminder: The Post alleged that the for-profit-dominated hospice industry has been recruiting ineligible long-stay patients because they are more profitable (see Eli’s HCW, Vol. XXIII, No. 1). The story was run widely in newspapers across the nation. "Hospice discharges are something we celebrate," said Bob [...]
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