Hospice fraud back in the spotlight, with new data also raising questions about home health care
02/01/24 at 03:00 AM
Hospice fraud back in the spotlight, with new data also raising questions about home health care
Home Health Care News, by Robert Holly; 1/30/24
The number of hospice providers enrolled in the Medicare program in four states has skyrocketed over the past few years. The jaw-dropping spike, in turn, has triggered increased oversight efforts – some of which may not be having the desired effect. A similar trend could be happening in home health care in one major county, U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data suggests. In hospice, the surge of new providers and potentially fraudulent activities has been concentrated in Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. In home health care, it’s Los Angeles County.