Hospice news and information

Home health and hospice companies weathered a tough first quarter that was evident in bottom-line results that could not keep pace with last year.
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HHS' inspector general's office is launching an in-depth investigation into cases where Medicare hospice beneficiaries get inpatient care, following unusual billing patterns that surfaced during recent research on the $1.1 billion industry.
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The U.S. Justice Department is alleging that Vitas, the largest for-profit hospice chain in the U.S., inappropriately admitted patients for hospice care and billed Medicare for crisis care that was either unnecessary or not actually provided.
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Hospices would receive a $180 million boost from Medicare in the next fiscal year under a proposed rule issued Monday.
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Proponents of emerging forms of advanced illness care are banking on new payment models, such as accountable care organizations, to bolster their efforts and provide reliable reimbursement.
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Surveys show most Americans would rather die at home than in a hospital. Now, a new government study suggests more and more people are getting their wish.
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Federal authorities say a Phoenix-based hospice has agreed to pay $12 million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to Medicare.
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Gary Perry doesn't remember the day he came to Haven Hospice. It was sometime in December 2011, but he was having seizures and his body was riddled with pain from a rare form of genetic cancer that had already killed his daughter a few years before, just 18 days before her 21st birthday.
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Your recent coverage of the Journal of American Medical Association study on hospice care (“Hospice use increases but aggressive care still common,”) gives this important subject the attention it deserves and...
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SAN DIEGO—Scripps Health entered hospice care as the area's biggest hospice provider continues to scale down its operations under bankruptcy protection. The not-for-profit San Diego Hospice laid off about a third of its employees after disclosing last year that it faced uncertainty...
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