HospiceFact: Hospice paid for by most insurance plans, Medicare and Medicaid.
The Hospice Insider | September 30, 2016 Most patients with a terminal illness don’t have to pay for hospice care….
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CMS proposes raising payment rates for hospice, skilled nursing and rehab
Modern Healthcare | April 21, 2016 The CMS has dropped three payment rules that propose increased payments to skilled-nursing facilities,…
Hospice program gives prisoners a chance to die, and live, with dignity
Toledo Blade | April 17, 2016 Late morning light slithers through narrow windows without bars on the second floor of…
Six months to live? Most U.S. hospice spending goes for longer stays
myPalmBeachpost.com | April 8, 2016 By law, Medicare hospice spending is supposed to care for people diagnosed with six months…
Medicare Is Often Overbilled by Hospices, and Pays Twice for Some Drugs
The New York Times | April 2, 2016 WASHINGTON — Hospices often bill Medicare for a higher level of care…
Judge tosses out $200 million AseraCare hospice whistleblower lawsuit
AL.com | April 4, 2016 An order last week by a federal judge in Birmingham tossing out a whistleblower lawsuit…
Hospice quality continues to improve
Pittsburg Post Gazette | March 27, 2016 As Kris Mamula’s recent article rightfully pointed out, hospice fraud does exist (“Hospice Fraud…
Medicare Scammers Steal $60 Billion a Year. This Man Is Hunting Them.
John Mininno slaps two pieces of paper onto an overhead projector. “Look at this,” he says. “You see how one…
Response to Wall Street Journal Article on Hospice
NHPCO offers some insight and key message points about hospice (Alexandria, Va) – Today’s edition of the Wall Street Journal…
Hospice Notice of Election / Direct Data Entry Perils
In October 2014, Medicare adopted new policy (not a statute, not a regulation) requiring hospices to submit any notice of…