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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. So, on one hand, patients do benefit from hospice care, and those services do reduce health care costs. Optum subsequently made a bid on Amedisys Inc. s (NYSE: HUM) $5.7