Amid huge growth in Southern Nevada’s hospice industry, lawmaker pushes for more oversight

Amid huge growth in Southern Nevada’s hospice industry, lawmaker pushes for more oversight
The Nevada Independent; by Tabitha Mueller; 3/5/25
The number of licensed hospice providers in Southern Nevada jumped by more than 350 percent since 2020 — a proliferation combined with minimal industry regulation that health care experts warn harms patients and leads to fraud. To address the issue, Assm. Rebecca Edgeworth (R-Las Vegas) is sponsoring AB161, which is scheduled for a hearing Wednesday. The measure, Edgeworth said, is a way to “raise the bar” for hospice providers and protect patients. “In the last few years, there has been this horrendous influx of charlatans and flimflam artists,” Edgeworth told The Nevada Independent.