Hospices in Four States to Receive Extra Scrutiny Over Concerns of #Fraud, Waste and Abuse
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Federal regulators have announced enhanced oversight of new #hospices in #Arizona, #California, #Nevada and #Texas, targeting providers highlighted by a ProPublica investigation.

#Hospice #HealthCare #Health #ElderCare #Elderly #Patients #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/hospices-arizona-california-nevada-texas-cms-medicaid-medicare?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Since death has a habit of arriving for everyone, I would argue the NHS should provide decent palliative care for all who need it. Macmillan Cancer in fact led a recent change in the law to guarantee that.
Update 2023 - NHS funding for hospices in some areas of England like mine is increasing annually by zero: despite inflation, energy, and staffing costs.
The Conservative Govt is promising no action.
h/t Tim Farron MP
#NHS #palliative #hospices #MacmillanCancer
https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-06-14/debates/F64AC72C-608E-4E5A-B859-2BC3B86BD4C9/HospiceServicesSupport

Referenced link: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-for-profit-hospices-quality-nonprofit.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-for-profit-hospices-quality-nonprofit.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/medical_xpress/status/1630236323117252609#m

RT by @physorg_com: For-profit #hospices deliver lower quality care than nonprofit hospices, finds study @RANDCorporation @JAMAInternalMed https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-02-for-profit-hospices-quality-nonprofit.html

@ProPublica this does a HUGE disservice to legitimate, not-for-profit #Hospices everywhere. Painting with broad strokes is a sham in itself. The bad actors you’re trying to scare people with are, fortunately, few and far between. All hospice organizations are regulated by State and Federal governments and after initial certification, are surveyed every 3 years just like Hospitals.