Home Health & Hospice Week

Surveys & Certification:

Alternative Sanctions May Be On The Horizon For Hospices

Can you afford a $20,000 per day fine? The HHS Office of Inspector General and the Government Accountability Office agree: Medicare needs sanctions in addition to termination for hospice surveys. However, Congress needs to grant the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the authority to implement those sanctions, the GAO notes in its new report. Senate Finance Committee members Ben Cardin [...]
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