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Federal Judge Hands Down Prison Sentences in Hospice Fraud Case

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Justice Department has sentenced two individuals linked to California hospices on alleged False Claims Act violations, among other charges. Gayk Akhsharumov, manager and owner of San Gabriel Hospice & Palliative Care and Broadway Hospice, received a sentence of one year and one day in prison and was ordered to pay close to $9.2

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Justice Department Indicts 3 Suspects on Hospice, PPP Fund Fraud

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Justice Department has indicted three individuals who are linked to California hospices on alleged False Claims Act violations, among other charges. Karen Sarkisyan, Gayk Akhsharumov, and Babken Chalkadryan, of San Gabriel Hospice & Palliative Care and Broadway Hospice were each charged in the U.S

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

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In part, the trend of more hospitals and health systems in hospice is a response to growing demand and strain on acute care services. More health systems are looking to expand into community-based hospice and palliative care to complement existing offerings while creating new care delivery channels.

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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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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. I don’t know that there’s enough access to hospice and palliative care services,” Rep. told Hospice News. So, on one hand, patients do benefit from hospice care, and those services do reduce health care costs. This followed Humana Inc.’s

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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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