Hospice Providers Must Be Better Regulated | Scientific American
Too many hospice providers in the U.S. are run by private equity and for-profit corporations. A lack of regulation allows them to provide abysmal end-of-life care
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Too many hospice providers in the U.S. are run by private equity and for-profit corporations. A lack of regulation allows them to provide abysmal end-of-life care
In a press release dated September 27, 2023, the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Texas announced that Jesus Virlar-Cadena was sentenced to serve 50 months in federal...
Hospice Medical Director Sentenced for $150 Million Hospice Fraud Scheme
Hospice patients facing imminent death qualify for around-the-clock care, allowing providers to bill at higher rates. Novus Health Services, a Frisco...
A Texas man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy at the Merida Group, a chain of hospice and home health agencies throughout Texas, to falsely convince thousands of patients with long-term incurable diseases they had less than six months to live in order to enroll the patients in hospice programs for which they were otherwise unqualified, thereby increasing revenue to the company.