Surveys & Certification:
Alternative Sanctions May Be On The Horizon For Hospices
Published on Fri Nov 22, 2019
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 [...]