Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Inspector General Finds Serious Flaws in 20 Percent of U.S. Hospice Programs

Summary: Hospice care can provide great comfort to beneficiaries and their families and caregivers at the end of a beneficiary’s life. Hospice use has grown steadily over the past decade, with Medicare paying $16.7 billion for this care in 2016. It is an increasingly important benefit for the Medicare population; 1.4 million beneficiaries received hospice care in 2016. However, OIG has identified vulnerabilities in the program.

Source/more: HHS, Office of the Inspector General

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