On Monday, against the backdrop of an extensive investigation into fraud in end-of-life care, Governor Gavin Newsom of California signed two bills into law which established a moratorium on new hospice licenses beginning on January 1, 2022. Additionally, the bills instituted several other reforms aimed at curbing widespread fraud in
Press Release, September 23, 2021 Today, the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI), the largest collaborative of not-for-profit hospices in the United States, sent Congressional leaders a letter recommending extension of the moratorium on the 2% reduction in Medicare sequestration payments through the end of 2022. “The ongoing
NPHI to Host Dr. Robert Braun: Economic Outlook and Strategies for Hospice Agencies Given Acquisitions by Private Equity and Public Companies Over the past 3 decades, the hospice industry has transitioned from a mostly not-for-profit sector to one where nearly two-thirds of all agencies operate on a for-profit basis. A
