In this first episode of the Husch Blackwell Hospice Team’s 3-part “Hospice and the False Claims Act” series, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske, Bryan Nowicki, Jody Rudman and Brian Flood discuss how the False Claims Act (FCA) has historically affected hospices and the emerging areas of potential FCA exposure for hospices. These include two hospice FCA cases being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court relating to physician certifications of terminal illness and the FCA implications relating to the receipt and use of COVID-19 relief See more +

In this first episode of the Husch Blackwell Hospice Team’s 3-part “Hospice and the False Claims Act” series, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske, Bryan Nowicki, Jody Rudman and Brian Flood discuss how the False Claims Act (FCA) has historically affected hospices and the emerging areas of potential FCA exposure for hospices. These include two hospice FCA cases being considered by the U.S. Supreme Court relating to physician certifications of terminal illness and the FCA implications relating to the receipt and use of COVID-19 relief funds. The Hospice Team provides their insights and tips about how to proactively approach FCA allegations. See less -