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CMS Proposes ‘36-Month Rule’ to Curb Hospice License ‘Flipping’

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In January, hospice organizations began sounding the alarm on similar activity in other states — Arizona, Texas and Nevada. Arizona had 239 new Medicare-certified hospices appear between 2018 and 2022, representing 52% of all providers in the state. Beth Van Duyne (R-Texas) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

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Large payers have also jumped into the home-based care bandwagon. billion acquisition of the home health and hospice company LHC Group. This has prompted payers, providers and policymakers to take a closer look at lower-cost care settings, including the home. “I told Hospice News. This followed Humana Inc.’s