In a statement issued Thursday, Haven Hospice President Gayle Mattson said it agreed to resolve disputed claims “without any admission of liability in order to avoid delay and the expense of litigation,” adding that hospice care is a “complex and constantly changing industry” where it is common to have differing interpretations of regulations. “Left unchecked, this misconduct would deplete funds available for terminally ill patients desperately in need of the relief that hospice care provides,” acting U.S. Many of the patients did not show any objective indications of health decline during their time in Haven Hospice, prosecutors said. It states that the hospice’s medical diagnoses were not adequately supported or had inconsistent medical information. Normally federal health care programs only pay for hospice care when patients are in a terminal condition and have a life expectancy of less than six months.įederal investigators state that Haven either knowingly or recklessly failed to document a valid basis for initial hospice care or subsequent coverage for those patients. Since mid-2011, Haven treated at least 63 patients with lengths of stay exceeding three years, according to the U.S. A Gainesville-based hospice program with some operations in Jacksonville, Orange Park and Palatka has agreed to pay roughly $5.1 million to resolve complaints it knowingly billed the government for unnecessary services, submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary care, according to the U.S.
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