LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) will acquire home health and hospice operations in 22 states from the joint venture between Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) and hospital system HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA). Brookdale sold an 80% stake in its home health, hospice and outpatient therapy business to HCA earlier this year in a $400 million deal. […]
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False Claims Act (FCA) cases are a leading legal concern for hospice providers as the industry comes under ever-increasing regulatory scrutiny. Knowledge of the law will be the key for hospices to both prevent and build a defense against these kinds of claims, according to health care attorney Nick Jurkowitz of the Fenton Law Group. […]
False Claims Act cases are a leading legal concern for hospice providers as the industry comes under ever-increasing regulatory scrutiny. In this episode of the Elevate podcast, health care attorney Nick Jurkowitz of the Fenton Law Group discusses the laws involved and how hospices can ensure compliance to prevent and defend against potential questions of […]
The U.S. Supreme Court is mulling whether it will hear arguments in a False Claims Act (FCA) case involving the hospice provider Care Alternatives. FCA actions pertaining to hospices most commonly focus on questions of a patient’s eligibility for those services. A 2019 report from the law firm of Bass, Barry, and Sims indicated that […]
Nick Jurkowitz, partner at California-based Fenton Law Group, represents and advises hospices and other health care providers on litigation and regulatory related matters. He has represented providers in all aspects of administrative hearings and investigations, and providers in contract disputes, business torts, insurance fraud cases, employment discrimination cases, unlawful employment termination cases and Medicare and […]