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Continued Closures Imperil Access In Certain Areas

Published on Fri Jan 20, 2023

Higher costs, staffing shortages cited as reasons. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission claims that patient access to home health and hospice services is fine, but a spate of recent closures may tell a different story. For example: Providence Hospice and Home Care of Snohomish County will close its 16-bed inpatient hospice unit in Everett on Feb. 10, eliminating 36 employee [...]
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