Anti-kickback and fraud cases have proliferated as regulators zero in on the hospice industry. How a hospice works with referral sources can be a red flag that brings providers face-to-face with criminal charges in False Claims Act (FCA) cases. FCA suits can include significant legal repercussions for hospice providers such as imprisonment for committing health […]
Private equity firms are pouring investment dollars into hospices at a record pace. Meanwhile, legislators and regulators as far up as the White House are taking aim at those firms. Despite a cool down in the hospice mergers and acquisitions market during the first quarter of 2022, private equity firms have stayed aggressive on deals. […]
The U.S. Supreme Court may take up a False Claims Act (FCA) case involving Georgia-Based Bethany Hospice & Palliative Care LLC, despite indications from the U.S. Justice Department that such a review would be unnecessary. The case comes at a time when regulators are intensifying scrutiny on hospice providers, seeking to root out those who […]
Developments in a False Claims Act (FCA) suit involving Curo Health Services signal that mounting a defense may become more complicated for accused hospices. Regulators and investigators have sharpened their gaze on alleged False Claims Act violations by hospice providers, as well as the closely related anti-kickback statute, sometimes resulting in multi-million settlements. These cases […]
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