Many people see palliative and hospice care as a last resort for terminally ill patients. However, this type of care can be incredibly beneficial for patients and their families if available when needed. Unfortunately, there are many significant problems facing...
One study shows that a value-based purchasing program, or VBP, isn't offering sufficient incentives for nursing homes to improve care. The data shows that most nursing homes in underserved populations perform worse. Only 0.7% of facilities could improve enough to...
“Yes, we need to take a closer look.” A recent HHS Office of Inspector General data brief looked into potential inappropriate payments to nonhospice providers for services to Medicare beneficiaries during the hospice period of care. According to the report, the OIG...
The hospice laws of Texas make sure that negligence is never acceptable in health and human services. Patient safety is the first task that any care provider has. You don't have to be the person who suffered to make a complaint; family members, the police and present...
A court sentenced two doctors who were allowing a hospice to scam Medicare in Dallas, Texas. The U.S. Attorney announced that their charges for health care fraud resulted in a combined 23-year prison sentence. The initial evidence In May, two doctors and an accomplice...
For health care businesses in Texas as well as other states, the new No Surprises Act promises to make big changes to how billing works. It is a ban on charging patients out of network charges in emergency care, during air transports, or when they are at a facility...
Private equity firms are specializing in buying hospice companies, maximizing their profits and then selling them at high prices. These businesses are changing the ways that hospices in Texas are being managed today and in the future. Private equity firms are changing...
The U.S. Department of Labor has introduced initiatives to make sure that hospice workers and home-based caregivers are given fair wages and are protected by legal regulations. These workers, who are disproportionately women of color, are among the lowest-paid health...
Backed by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), medical industry pay cuts are scheduled to go into effect in 2023. The current health care law in Texas is also set to allow changes in the cost of Medicare. Rising costs might become a challenge to some...
Texas Health and Human Services is the governing body over home health groups through which all home and community support service agencies (HCSSAs) must be licensed. This agency is responsible for certifying new providers as well as surveying community support...
