National data shows Black Medicare patients and their families are not making the move to comfort care as often as white patients.
Feds Accuse Tennessee’s Largest Hospice Agency Of Enrolling Patients Who Aren’t Dying
Whistleblowers who worked for Avalon Hospice accuse the agency of knowingly enrolling patients who weren’t going to die within six months, as hospice rules suggest, and concealing evidence that would force them to repay Medicare. Their accusations have now led the U.S. Attorney and the Tennessee Attorney General to get involved.
The Cost Of Dying: Modern Death Hits Home For A Health Care Reporter
I’ve never received so much listener feedback as with WPLN’s Cost of Dying series. With every phone call and email, family caregivers confirmed that home hospice, as beautiful as it can be, is also harder than the living like to admit. Now I can add my review.
The Cost Of Dying: Home Is Still A Hard Place To Die
Americans would rather die at home than in a hospital. Survey data makes it very clear, and the thriving hospice industry is making that hope a reality….
The Cost Of Dying: Hospice Industry’s Most Profitable Patients Get The Least Help
Hospice care has a new face: Dementia now accounts for more Medicare spending on end-of-life services than any other disease. And a WPLN investigation…
The Cost Of Dying: Hospice’s Biggest Fans Now Have Second Thoughts
The booming hospice industry is changing what it looks like to die in the U.S. Rather than under the care of doctors and nurses in a hospital, more…
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