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Should shareholder concerns govern end-of-life care? - Ct Post


Should shareholder concerns govern end-of-life care?
Ct Post
Deceptive marketing practices that fail to disclose who is eligible for the Medicare hospice benefit. 3. Hospice admissions staffs not providing full, informed consent about the benefits to which patients are entitled. 4. Reducing visits from nurse ...

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Hospices Dumping Patients While Escaping Millions Owed to US - BusinessWeek


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Hospices Dumping Patients While Escaping Millions Owed to US
BusinessWeek
By Peter Waldman Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Lois Armstrong and David Daucher closed their for-profit hospice in October to get out from under more than $27 million in refunds it owed the federal Medicare program, they said. The same week, they opened a new ...
Hospices Dump Patients While Escaping Multimillion-Dollar Taxpayer RefundsBloomberg

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Average hospice length of stay is falling - American Medical News


McKnight's Long Term Care News
Average hospice length of stay is falling
American Medical News
By Kevin B. O'Reilly, amednews staff. Posted Feb. 1, 2012. Amid scrutiny from regulators and researchers about potential abuse of the Medicare hospice benefit, data released in January show that patient lengths of stay in hospice fell slightly in 2010.
Bipartisan Medicare Hospice Access Care Act introducedRedwood Times
Marketing by hospices to be focus of federal investigationMcKnight's Long Term Care News

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Washington Report - Richmond County Daily Journal


Washington Report
Richmond County Daily Journal
It seems that even when the need for long-term care, including home health care and hospice, is realized by leaders of both political parties, they still try to find ways to play games and jeopardize the very care they say is necessary in speeches.

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National hospice company with Richmond facility faces Medicare fraud accusations - Palladium-Item


National hospice company with Richmond facility faces Medicare fraud accusations
Palladium-Item
When a business admits a Medicare recipient to hospice care, that patient is no longer eligible to receive services that would help to cure illnesses. "Medicare benefits, including hospice benefits, are intended only for those individuals who are ...
US Files Complaint Against National Chain of Hospice Providers Alleging False ...IEWY News
Hospice provider hit with Medicare fraud suitFierceHealthFinance
Nursing Home Lawsuit Makes Accusations of Resident Cycling for ProfitIllinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog (blog)

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