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How CON Laws Influence Hospice Quality, Program Integrity

Hospice News

The hospice market in Las Vegas has vastly changed with a swell of new providers within the last decade, according to Belloumini. Las Vegas was much different in terms of much lower hospice provider numbers, now in the present day we have something between 150 to 180 hospice companies,” Belluomini told Hospice News.

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Hospice News’ Top 10 Stories of 2022

Hospice News

The story lacked sufficient context to reflect a clear and accurate picture of the hospice community, according to the Hospice News editorial. Factors deemed suspicious, like live discharges or recertifications, were often presented as clear indicators of fraud, even though they could be matters of medical necessity.

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