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Hospice Medical Director Receives 50-Month Prison Sentence for $150M Fraud

Hospice News

They enrolled patients with long-term incurable diseases such as Alzheimers and dementia as well as patients with limited mental capacity who lived at group homes, nursing homes and in housing projects.” Roughly 70% to 85% of Merida’s patients were ineligible for the hospice care they received, according to prosecutors.

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What Services Does Hospice Provide?

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There’s a lot of confusion surrounding what hospice care is and what it does. A study conducted by the Journal of Palliative Medicine found that many hospice patients still hold significant misperceptions regarding hospice’s role in their care. . Hospice Care Services Overview.

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