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Federal Watchdog Wants Hospices To Cover More DME

Published on Fri Dec 03, 2021

Medicare shoots down idea of including curative services in hospice. Hospices failing to pay for their patients’ medical equipment and supplies have cost Medicare and beneficiaries tens of millions, a new HHS Office of Inspector General report charges. The report provides more ammunition for federal officials who want to tighten up hospice bundling — and thus increase what hospices cover. [...]
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