Home Health & Hospice Week

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High Provider Numbers, Utilization Led To Home Health Moratoria, GAO Explains

The Government Accountability office is reminding Congress of home care’s reputation for fraud once again. In a new report, the GAO points out the moratoria on new home health providers in the fraud hot spots of Chicago, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, De-troit, Dallas, and Houston. “These moratoria are scheduled to be in effect until July 2014, unless CMS extends or lifts [...]
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