Hospice of New York, LLC, Improperly Claimed Medicare Reimbursement for Some Hospice Services

Hospice of New York, LLC (the Hospice), operating in New York State, claimed Medicare reimbursement for some hospice services that did not comply with certain Medicare requirements. Of the 100 beneficiary-months in our random sample for which the Hospice claimed Medicare reimbursement, 79 beneficiary-months complied with Medicare requirements, but 21 did not. We estimated that the Hospice received at least $1.3 million in improper Medicare reimbursement.

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