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Appellate Ruling in Care Alternatives FCA Case May Set New Precedent

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The case has been meanerding through federal district and appellate courts since 2008. The litigation first arose in 2008 when four former employees of Care Alternatives filed a qui tam complaint alleging that the New Jersey-based company billed Medicare for hospice services when patients were not eligible to receive them.

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Palliative Care a ‘Natural Fit’ for Home Health Agencies

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Currently Medicare reimburses for palliative care physician and licensed independent practitioner services through fee-for-service payment programs that do not sufficiently cover the full range of interdisciplinary care. Choice came on the scene in 2008 as a rehabilitation services provider.

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Choice Health at Home Acquires Lumicare Hospice

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Lumicare Hospice received its Medicare certification in 2020, according to National Hospice Locator data. among Medicare decedents in 2020, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) reported. We are thrilled to be providing services in Colorado and excited to expand on our current footprint in Texas and Arizona.”

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Hospice Regulations May Be Adversely Affecting Dementia Patients

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These include the audit system created by Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act of 2014, and the two-tiered reimbursement for routine home care that reduced payment amounts after 60 days. Designed to prevent misuse of the Medicare Hospice Benefit, these efforts may have had unintended consequences.

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Hospices Call on Congress to Support Rural Hospices, Patients

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About 18% of hospices nationwide operated in rural areas in 2021, according to a report from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC). States with high rural populations had more than 10% of residents living further than 60 minutes in driving time from a hospice in 2008, a study from the Journal of Nursing Care Quality found.

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??Care Alternatives Returning to Court in FCA Case

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Four former employees of Care Alternatives have alleged that the New Jersey-based company billed Medicare for hospice services when patients were not eligible to receive them. The case has been winding through the courts since 2008. Department of Justice (DOJ) is pursuing a qui tam lawsuit against Care Alternatives Inc.,

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Choice Health Acquires Private Duty Company Instant Care, Enters Arizona Market

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Initially established in 2008 as a rehabilitation service provider, Choice expanded into home health during 2012 and later into hospice in 2018. More than 58% of Medicare descendants in Arizona elected hospice during 2018, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. By 2050, nearly 2.5

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