Pressure mounts for hospice reform
Industry leaders, Senators and government watchdogs are pressuring federal regulators for greater hospice oversight.
senior health
Endgame: How The Visionary Hospice Movement Became A For-Profit Hustle
For-profit companies can exploit the way Medicare has designed the hospice benefit, which rewards providers for recruiting patients who aren’t imminently dying.
Amid Heightened Medicare Fraud Concerns, State Consumer Hotline Program Helps
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Oregon program received more than 700 reports of fraud or marketing scams in 2021.
Nursing Home Surprise: Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays To Less Time Than Medicare Covers
Half of the nearly 65 million people with Medicare are enrolled in the private health plans called Medicare Advantage.
