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Federal Judge Hands Down Prison Sentences in Hospice Fraud Case

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From around January 2018 through May 2021, Akhsharumov used his two hospice companies to defraud Medicare of approximately $9 million,” the U.S. Justice Department indicated in a statement.

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Justice Department Indicts 3 Suspects on Hospice, PPP Fund Fraud

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According to court documents, between January 2018 to in or May 2021, the defendants allegedly used the two Los Angeles-based hospice companies to submit more than $9 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare.

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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.

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Where Hospices Are Investing Their 2024 Recruitment, Retention Dollars

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Having a window into priorities such as career development and work-life balance is a significant retention factor for the Dallas-based home health and hospice company, Marion indicated. Craig Dresang, CEO, YoloCares Signs of hospice workforce improvement have begun to emerge. NYSE: EHAB).

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Hospital, Health System Activity Creating ‘Very Disruptive Point’ in Hospice M&A Landscape

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A total of 109 transactions in the hospice and home health space involved a hospital and health system from 2014 to 2021, according to market analysis data that The Braff Group shared with Hospice News. The number of deals in 2017 and 2018 hit 20 and 19, respectively, before slumping downward during the pandemic in recent years.

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5 Numbers that Shaped Hospice in 2022

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Hospices simply did not have enough staff to meet demand, which drove some of them out of business. Executives from almost every publicly traded hospice company raised this issue in earnings calls and presentations throughout the year. In that time frame, Nevada saw 56 newly certified hospices, and 369 emerged in Texas.

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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

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billion acquisition of the home health and hospice company LHC Group. In 2018, a physician employed by HCA, Dr. Santosh Potdar, filed a False Claims Act lawsuit in federal court against HCA and one of its affiliated physician groups, Access Healthcare Physicians. Large payers have also jumped into the home-based care bandwagon.