Though evidence shows that longer hospice stays reduce costs, providers are still walking a regulatory tightrope. On one hand, longer hospice stays can lead to improved patient and family satisfaction and greater cost saving opportunities. On the other hand, regulators often treat stays longer than six months or frequent recertifications to be red flags that signal malfeasance. Hospices must learn to strike a healthy balance to avoid regulatory scrutiny, especially as regulators zero in on longer lengths of stay, according to Howard Young, partner at the law firm Morgan Lewis.
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Source: https://hospicenews.com/2023/03/29/hospice-length-of-stay-balancing-patient-needs-versus-regulatory-compliance