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What New Allegations that HCA Healthcare Pressured Patients Mean for Hospices

Hospice News

I don’t know that there’s enough access to hospice and palliative care services,” Rep. told Hospice News. When I look for ways to make sure that we try to drop the cost of Medicare per person, hospice and palliative care are attractive to me, because the more we utilize that, the lower costs can drop.” Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.)

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Hospices Leaders: ‘Vigilant’ Compliance Pivotal in MAC Auditing Climate

Hospice News

Based in Providence, Rhode Island, the nonprofit provides hospice, palliative care, grief support and dementia services in Massachusetts and in its home state. HopeHealth has an average daily hospice census of about 800 patients, with a similar range for palliative patient volumes.

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