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Leadership Transitions at 4 Hospice Providers

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Former NAHC President Joins New Day Healthcare, Law Firm Bill Dombi has recently stepped into two new roles following his retirement as president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). Dombi has litigated home health care policy matters since 1976. Brian Bell as its new president and CEO.

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Former Canon Healthcare Owner Convicted for $47 Million in Hospice Fraud

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Between 2013 and 2016, the company billed Medicare for $62 million and received $47 million in payments, according to the U.S. Health care fraud schemes such as these profoundly impact our nation, not only because of the monetary loss triggered by the fraud, but also by the damaging erosion of public trust,” said U.S.

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New California Law Further Tightens Hospice License Oversight

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Auditors will review the impact of hospice fraud on the state’s Medicare and Medi-Cal programs, investigate licensing procedures, and evaluate California’s current oversight processes and capabilities. Medi-Cal is the state’s Medicaid program. Last week, a group of hospice industry organizations wrote to U.S.

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U.S. Senators Reintroduce Telehealth Bill, Would Make Permanent Hospice Recertification Waiver

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Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and 59 bipartisan co-sponsors have reintroduced legislation that would expand Medicare coverage of telehealth and make permanent flexibilities implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The waiver pertaining to routine home care, which ended with the PHE on May 11, was not mentioned in the bill text.

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How Palliative Care Generates Savings, Boosts Hospice Utilization

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Past payment model demonstrations that included community-based palliative care offer a window into how these services could generate cost savings and improved quality. Among those demos is the Medicare Care Choices Model (MCCM), which ran between 2016 and 2021. An analysis from the U.S.

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Hospice Groups, AOs Speak Out on Proposed Accreditor Oversight Rule

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed rule designed to strengthen oversight of those institutions. Some in the hospice space have maintained that accreditors should be able to provide such education, but they should not be paid services, including the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).

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California Hospice Owner Receives 25 Months in Prison for Fraud, Kickbacks

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Justice Department accused the pair of submitting thousands of false claims to Medicare and of arranging more than $2 million in kickbacks in exchange for referrals. In total, Atoyan, Karapetyan and others caused the agencies to submit over 8,000 claims to Medicare for the cost of home health care and hospice services. “In

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