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Hospital Chain’s Gaming Of Hospice Admissions Could Reflect Poorly On Industry

Published on Fri Jun 30, 2023

A silver lining may be attention on the problem of hospitals pressuring hospices for last-minute admissions. There’s more bad press about hospices, at least indirectly. In a 20-page report, the SEIU union accuses HCA Healthcare Inc. of pushing patients into hospice. “Our review of lawsuits, Medicare fee-for-service claims data, Statements of Deficiency citations issued by the Centers of Medicare and [...]
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