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CMS Proposes ‘36-Month Rule’ to Curb Hospice License ‘Flipping’

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Some hospice owners have been selling their businesses soon after securing a license. This has prompted federal agencies to pursue new regulations to address the problem.

The practice appears to stem from a rash of newly licensed hospices that have emerged in California, Nevada, Texas and Arizona.

Some of these providers have secured licenses, as well as Medicare certification and, sometimes, accreditation. They then proceed to enroll a small number of patients for whom they never bill Medicare, multiple hospice executives told Hospice News on background.

Access the full article to see insights shared by Kevin Palamara: CMS Proposes ‘36-Month Rule’ to Curb Hospice License ‘Flipping’

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