Industry Note:
OIG Targets Hospice Patients In ALFs, Nursing Homes
Published on Thu Apr 14, 2016
The HHS Office of Inspector General would like to see some reimbursement-lowering mechanisms put in place for hospices as well, it notes in its newly released annual report on unimplemented recommendations. For example: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services “should modify the payment system for hospice care in nursing facilities, seeking statutory authority, if necessary,” the OIG says. The [...]