Medicare Hospice Benefit Vulnerabilities and Recommendations for Improvement: A Portfolio

The Medicare hospice program is an important benefit for beneficiaries and their families at the end of life. However, OIG and others have identified vulnerabilities in payment, compliance, and oversight as well as quality-of-care concerns, which can have significant consequences both for beneficiaries and for the program. We will summarize OIG evaluations, audits, and investigative work on Medicare hospices and highlight key recommendations for protecting beneficiaries and improving the program.

Announced or Revised	Agency	Title	Component	Report Number(s)	Expected Issue Date (FY)
Nov-16	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	Medicare Hospice Benefit Vulnerabilities and Recommendations for Improvement: A Portfolio	Office of Evaluation and Inspections	OEI-02-16-00570	2018