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California Physician Sentenced to 24 Months for $3.2M Hospice Fraud

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A third co-defendant, Callie Black, who allegedly recruited patients for the hospice companies in exchange for illegal kickbacks, has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go to trial on March 4, 2025. Hospice Fraud appeared first on Hospice News. Antenor remains at large.

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Care Synergy Forms DME Joint Venture with RCC Medical Equipment

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Care Synergy emerged in 2021 as a regional collaborative of hospice companies. Its affiliates include the Colorado Visiting Nurse Association (CVNA), The Denver Hospice, Pathways, Colorado PACE and Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care.

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Man Pleads Guilty to $17M California Hospice Fraud Scheme

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Fichidzhyan was among the five individuals that the FBI arrested in June 2024 in connection with the hospice fraud and money laundering scheme. Fichidzhyan, Juan Carlos Esparza and Karpis Srapyan allegedly owned and operated a series of hospice companies that they falsely claimed were owned by foreign nationals, according to the U.S.

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CMS 2025 Proposed Rule Signals Changes to Quality Measurement, Omits Program Integrity Actions

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The 2025 proposed hospice rule is raising some questions along with payment rates. increase in hospice per diems for 2025. The agency also proposed two new quality measures and 2025 implementation of the Hospice Outcome and Patient Evaluation (HOPE) assessment tool to replace the Hospice Item Set.

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California Hospice Owner Receives 12-Year Prison Sentence in Fraud Case

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Fichidzhyan committed the fraud through sham hospice companies and a home health company that he owned, according to the U.S. The court found that he conspired with others to bill Medicare for hospice care that was not medically necessary and never provided. Department of Justice. The government has seized more than $2.9

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New Inpatient Centers Unveiled as Other Hospice Programs Consider Closure

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Hospice providers across the country have recently launched new inpatient facilities as 2025 unfolds. The new year may also bring closures of certain hospice programs. VITAS Opens 2 New Locations VITAS Healthcare on Wednesday announced the opening of its new inpatient hospice unit in Fort Worth, Texas.

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UnitedHealth Group Set for Further Acquisitions

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UnitedHealth Group has taken steps to stabilize Change Healthcare and resume normal operations, with a full financial recovery expected in early 2025. Among the company’s many large investments are acquisitions of large home health and hospice companies. This followed its $5.4

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