Fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare hospice program is ‘repellent’

Fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare hospice program is ‘repellent’

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General, for which I work, recently published a report examining hospice practices over a decade. It showed that hospices do not always provide the services that patients need and sometimes provide poor-quality care. We also found that patients and their families often do not receive crucial information to make informed decisions about hospice care.

Bay Area’s Largest Home Health Care Agency And 28 Health Care Industry Workers Charged In Patients-For-Cash Kickback Scheme

Amity Home Health and CEO, Ridhima “Amanda” Singh, And 13 Doctors Are Among Dozens Charged In Alleged Multi-Million Dollar Scheme to Receive Referrals for Medicare Patients

SAN FRANCISCO – Federal complaints have been filed against 30 defendants charged in a patients-for-cash kickback scheme, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson,  Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett, and Special Agent in Charge for the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS-OIG), Steven J. Ryan.  

DOJ Recoups $2.6 Billion from Home Health Fraud, Other Schemes in 2019

The 2019 fiscal year concluded with the Department of Justice (DOJ) bringing in $2.6 billion in recoveries involving health care fraud and false claims.

Home health-related fraud was a large part of these efforts. 

This marks the 10th consecutive year that the department’s civil health care fraud settlements and judgments have exceeded $2 billion. The recovery amount only includes federal losses.

OIG Puts the Pressure On as Hospice Fraud Cases Pile Up

OIG Puts the Pressure On as Hospice Fraud Cases Pile Up

In March 2018, Health and Palliative Services of the Treasure Coast and two of its businesses paid $2.5 million to settle a False Claims Act (FCA) case related to hospice billing.

A month later, Horizons Hospice agreed to pay more than $1.2 million to resolve allegations that the company fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid for services to patients who did not have a life expectancy prognosis of six months of less.

Today is the 38 Month Anniversary of the Medical Murder and ILLEGAL DNR of My Beloved Husband Bill Knightly by St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH

Today makes 38 months since the Medical Murder and ILLEGAL DNR of My Beloved Husband, My Knight in Shining Armor, Bill Knightly. Murdered by SO-CALLED Medical professionals who took an oath to SAVE lives, NOT KILL. Medical professionals who no longer feel life is precious and worth fighting for. They now believe Our Loved Ones are expendable and not worth saving. The profit they make off of killing Our Loved Ones is ALL they care about. And then they lie to CMS, stating My Husband was not on Hospice/Palliative care. Legally, he wasn't. Illegally he was and I have ALL the bills and documentation to prove it and sent ALL of it to CMS, who continue to side with the Hospital. If the Hospital told the truth, they would be in trouble and they would have gotten less money. They billed Medicare at a much higher rate than they would have gotten for Hospice/Palliative Care. They ILLEGALLY billed for care My Husband NEVER received. I guess CMS doesn't care about Medicare Fraud. How many other's have been Murdered by ILLEGAL Hospice/Palliative care while the Hospital billed and were paid for FULL services?
My Husband was one of a kind and his Medical Murder has traumatized many. Unfortunately, the Medical UN-PROFESSIONALS responsible for his death AND the State of New Hampshire couldn't care less about the senseless Murder of My Husband or the many other's Medically Murdered just to save a dime. Proof of wrongdoing and Murder goes UN-punished. The Murderers given a free ride to continue Murdering Our Loved Ones. And at a Catholic Hospital at that. Never in my wildest dreams could I ever believe this could happen within a Catholic Hospital or ANY hospital in America for that matter. I was born and raised in the Catholic Church, but I  stopped going when my grandson was put in a Catholic Orphanage by DCYF and adopted out to stranger's, after promising he would come home with us. Murdering My Husband was the last straw. You can't get your tubes tied at a Catholic Hospital, but they will kill you for profit.
ALL Life is precious and ALL lives are worth saving. Money truly IS the root of ALL evil.
When someone WALKS into a Hospital and requests treatment, they BELIEVE they are going to get the best treatment possible, not be Murdered instead, where requests of treatment fall on deaf ears. My Husband was DENIED a blood transfusion, even though he DONATED blood MANY times throughout his life. The scumbag Hospitalist stated, "Why waste the blood on him when someone else could use it more?" Total POS! He denied My Husband EVERYTHING we requested, including TRANSFER to a REAL Hospital, held in that shithole against our will. Still, the State of New Hampshire does absolutely NOTHING.
My Love for My Precious Husband will live on FOREVER AND He will NEVER be Forgotten! I'll make sure of it! I will continue to expose Hospice/Palliative care for what it really is and I will keep on shouting from the rooftop's for as long as it takes to get My Husband the Justice he deserves along with all the other's Medically Murdered.

I Love you My Knight and always will! Extremely Pissed Off Wife of Bill Knightly, Murdered by NON-consensual Hospice/Palliative care at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH

Today is the 37 Month Anniversary of My Husband Bill Knightly's Medical Murder by St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH

Today My Beloved Husband Billy has been gone 37 months, thank's to St. Joseph Hospital and their ILLEGAL, NON-consensual Hospice/Palliative Care and ILLEGAL DNR they forced on My Husband against our wishes, without our knowledge. An ILLEGAL DNR that even the NH Medical Board admitted was ILLEGAL, but still the Murderers walk free.
Life has NOT gotten any easier and I doubt it ever will. After having a soul mate by your side for over 43 years, that you share everything with, do everything with, think each other's thoughts, finish each other's sentences and cherish with all your heart, it's extremely hard to get along without that person no longer being by your side. All the things we did together, I now have to do on my own, or try to do on my own. Thank God we did everything together. He was a great teacher. If I wasn't by his side, helping him with all kinds of things, nothing would get done. I try to do everything the way Billy would want them done. The same way he did everything and I thank him every day for everything he taught me.
Marriage is a partnership. Teamwork. We were always happy doing everything together. Now when I have a problem, I ask him what to do. Sometimes when I wake up in the morning, I have my answer. Like he came to me in the night and told me exactly what to do. Other times the answer comes to me when I sit and talk to him. He may not be here in body, but I know he's here with me helping me do the many things we did together. Sometimes I surprise myself at what I've accomplished thanks to him. He was the Best and he will Never be forgotten. He was My Best friend, My Best Everything. The Best person I've ever known. Caring, Loving, kind hearted and full of life. Life that was taken away by the Hospital we trusted with our lives, our children's lives and our Grandchildrens lives. How could Healthcare become so horrendous? How could the Hospital we always trusted Murder My Beloved Husband and get away with it? And the State does NOTHING except give these Murderers a free ride. And My Husband isn't the only one they've Murdered. Many of our Loved one's are being Murdered by the Medical UN-professionals they trusted to treat them and save their lives. It's all about money. People on Medicare get the worst treatment, along with people over 65. The Hospitals just write them off, claiming they're too expensive to treat. Claiming our Loved ones are expendable. NO-ONE is expendable. One of the big problem is Hospitalist's. Your own Doctor is no longer allowed in the Hospital. Your Doctor that know's you and the care you need. Hospitalist's are there to save the Hospital money and killing off patient's saves the Hospitals plenty.
Hospitalist's need to go and so does Hospice/Palliative care. All Murderers! If you want to live, steer clear of Hospital's, especially St. Joes, the Hospital of Death! If I only knew then what I know now, My Husband would still be alive!

I Love you My Knight and always will! Extremely Pissed Off Wife of Bill Knightly, Murdered by NON-consensual Hospice/Palliative care at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH

Today is the 3 year Anniversary of My beloved Husband Bill Knightly's Medical Murder by St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH.

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Today is the 3 year Anniversary of My beloved Husband Bill Knightly's Medical Murder by St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH. He will NEVER be forgotten and will ALWAYS be loved and missed. Our two Granddaughters and I sending My Knight in Heaven balloons. We love you Knight and always will.

I Love you My Knight and always will! Extremely Pissed Off Wife of Bill Knightly, Murdered by NON-consensual Hospice/Palliative care at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, NH