This article from McKnight’s Long-Term Care News discusses the reports from the Office of the Inspector General and the Department of Health and Human Services which show that most of the hospice care in nursing homes provided to Medicare beneficiaries do not meet Medicare requirements.

The first report, “Medicare Hospice Care: Services Provided to Beneficiaries Residing in Nursing Facilities,” finds that the number of beneficiaries receiving hospice care in nursing facilities has risen dramatically over the last few years. It has expanded from 580,000 in 2001 to 939,000 in 2006, an increase of 62%.

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