More Than 300 Hospice Centers Get Failing Grade From Inspector General

According to a new federal report, nearly 80% of hospice care centers had deficiencies in care, some which were serious acts of abuse or resulted in life threatening injury.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General has released two reports, which outline serious deficiencies conducted at more than 300 hospice care facilities in the U.S. that participated in Medicare.