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Hospice Insights: The Law and Beyond

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Meg Pekarske

Tune in to Husch Blackwell’s hospice podcast with Meg Pekarske for conversations with industry innovators and fundamentals for navigating hospice law. In our commitment to monitoring updates and fostering learning, each episode delivers essential information clients need for best solutions in this changing healthcare sector.

#126

Controlling the Narrative: A New Tactic for Auditors and ALJs

Hospices that have gone through audits are familiar with certain recurring reasons why aud... more

19 Feb 2025

11 MINS

11:51

19 Feb 2025

#125

Upping the Ante: Will CMS’s Enhanced Oversight Efforts Cause Hospices to Fold?

CMS recently expanded its Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight, or PPEO, in Arizona, C... more

29 Jan 2025

19 MINS

19:34

29 Jan 2025

#124

A Year in Review: Reflections and Hopes for the Future

It’s our first podcast of 2025 and we wanted to start the year out with some reflections. ... more

08 Jan 2025

34 MINS

34:59

08 Jan 2025

#123

What a Difference No Deference Makes: Courts No Longer Bow to Administrative Agencies

The United States Supreme Court recently overruled decades-old precedent that favored an a... more

04 Dec 2024

18 MINS

18:42

04 Dec 2024

#122

Meet the New Laws, Same as the Old Laws: Overpayment Recoupment Update

Hospices that have been audited have to decide how to address any alleged overpayment iden... more

13 Nov 2024

22 MINS

22:39

13 Nov 2024

#121

What’s Good and Bad in Hospice Right Now: A Conversation with Greg Grabowski, Partner at Hospice Adv...

In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s [Meg Pekarske] (https://www.huschblackwell.com/professi... more

23 Oct 2024

50 MINS

50:55

23 Oct 2024

#120

What’s the Latest on UPICs? Highlights From Recent Audit Activity, Part II

UPIC activity is picking up, and the UPICs are reviving some old tactics. In this episode,... more

02 Oct 2024

19 MINS

19:26

02 Oct 2024

#119

What’s the Latest on UPICs? Highlights From Recent Audit Activity, Part I

UPIC activity is picking up, and the UPICs are reviving some old tactics. In this episode,... more

11 Sep 2024

21 MINS

21:00

11 Sep 2024

#118

Stories of Successful Hospice Leadership: The CEO and Chief Medical Officer Relationship

A strong and engaged Chief Medical Officer (CMO) may be a hospice CEO’s most important ass... more

21 Aug 2024

38 MINS

38:06

21 Aug 2024

#117

A Rise in Medicare Deactivations: Tips for Avoiding This Financial Pain

Until recently, deactivation of a hospice’s Medicare provider number seemed like an action... more

31 Jul 2024

26 MINS

26:06

31 Jul 2024

#116

Check the Mail: Are You Getting a 4% Rate Cut?

It’s that time of year again when HIS and CAHPS non-compliance letters are sent out. While... more

11 Jul 2024

24 MINS

24:02

11 Jul 2024

#115

Hospice Labor and Employment Trends - Get Up to Speed Fast: What You Need to Know About the New Rule...

It’s never a dull moment when you are a labor and employment lawyer these days! Beyond the... more

26 Jun 2024

28 MINS

28:16

26 Jun 2024

#114

A Refresh: What’s New in the New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance

Compliance gets a dust off with the new General Compliance Program Guidance released by th... more

12 Jun 2024

30 MINS

30:05

12 Jun 2024

#113

Deal Breakers: Identifying Key Issues Early in Member Substitutions

As member substitutions become an increasingly common method of affiliation for nonprofit ... more

22 May 2024

25 MINS

25:17

22 May 2024

#112

An Ounce of Prevention: Keys to Understanding and Preventing AI and Cybersecurity Risks

In this episode, [Meg Pekarske] (https://www.huschblackwell.com/professionals/meg-pekarske... more

01 May 2024

26 MINS

26:26

01 May 2024

#111

A Command Performant(s): RAC Audits on the Rise

Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) have played a relatively limited role in the hospice spa... more

17 Apr 2024

10 MINS

10:41

17 Apr 2024

#110

The TPE Carousel. . . Around and Around We Go

Hospice Targeted Probe and Educate reviews (TPEs) continue to be initiated all over the co... more

03 Apr 2024

15 MINS

15:53

03 Apr 2024

#109

A Fond Farewell: Musings on the End of the Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve-In Demonstration

It came as a surprise to our team when we learned that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid... more

13 Mar 2024

35 MINS

35:11

13 Mar 2024

#108

OMG. . .The OIG is at it Again

Five years ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector Gener... more

28 Feb 2024

17 MINS

17:27

28 Feb 2024

#107

How One Hospice Owner Got Convicted of Healthcare Fraud and How You Can Avoid That Fate

The owner of a Louisiana hospice was indicted and then convicted of healthcare fraud. How ... more

21 Feb 2024

30 MINS

30:07

21 Feb 2024

#106

Hospice and Home Health Survey Perspectives: A Conversation with Kim Skehan, VP of Accreditation at ...

In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s [Meg Pekarske] (https://www.huschblackwell.com/professi... more

31 Jan 2024

49 MINS

49:38

31 Jan 2024

#105

Year in Review: Key Regulatory Updates in 2023

The hospice industry saw many regulatory changes in 2023. In this episode, Husch Blackwell... more

10 Jan 2024

28 MINS

28:50

10 Jan 2024

#104

An Alternative to Consolidations: Key Considerations for Management Services Organizations

Traditional hospice transactions are receiving increased regulatory scrutiny and headwinds... more

13 Dec 2023

26 MINS

26:05

13 Dec 2023

#103

Stories of Successful Hospice Leadership: The CEO and Compliance Officer Relationship

An effective compliance program is the bedrock of any successful healthcare organization a... more

29 Nov 2023

36 MINS

36:58

29 Nov 2023

#102

A Very “Special” Episode: Amid Controversy, CMS Launches the Hospice Special Focus Program

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) devised a “Special Focus Program” to identi... more

06 Nov 2023

20 MINS

20:46

06 Nov 2023

#101

Grace from CMS: Unexpected Good News on HIS and CAHPS Appeals

For a variety of unfortunate reasons, some hospices found themselves facing a 4% rate redu... more

01 Nov 2023

11 MINS

11:56

01 Nov 2023

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#126

Controlling the Narrative: A New Tactic for Auditors and ALJs

#125

Upping the Ante: Will CMS’s Enhanced Oversight Efforts Cause Hospices to Fold?

#124

A Year in Review: Reflections and Hopes for the Future

#123

What a Difference No Deference Makes: Courts No Longer Bow to Administrative Agencies

#122

Meet the New Laws, Same as the Old Laws: Overpayment Recoupment Update

#121

What’s Good and Bad in Hospice Right Now: A Conversation with Greg Grabowski, Partner at Hospice Adv...

#120

What’s the Latest on UPICs? Highlights From Recent Audit Activity, Part II

#119

What’s the Latest on UPICs? Highlights From Recent Audit Activity, Part I

#118

Stories of Successful Hospice Leadership: The CEO and Chief Medical Officer Relationship

#117

A Rise in Medicare Deactivations: Tips for Avoiding This Financial Pain

#116

Check the Mail: Are You Getting a 4% Rate Cut?

#115

Hospice Labor and Employment Trends - Get Up to Speed Fast: What You Need to Know About the New Rule...

#114

A Refresh: What’s New in the New OIG General Compliance Program Guidance

#113

Deal Breakers: Identifying Key Issues Early in Member Substitutions

#112

An Ounce of Prevention: Keys to Understanding and Preventing AI and Cybersecurity Risks

#111

A Command Performant(s): RAC Audits on the Rise

#110

The TPE Carousel. . . Around and Around We Go

#109

A Fond Farewell: Musings on the End of the Medicare Advantage Hospice Carve-In Demonstration

#108

OMG. . .The OIG is at it Again

#107

How One Hospice Owner Got Convicted of Healthcare Fraud and How You Can Avoid That Fate

#106

Hospice and Home Health Survey Perspectives: A Conversation with Kim Skehan, VP of Accreditation at ...

#105

Year in Review: Key Regulatory Updates in 2023

#104

An Alternative to Consolidations: Key Considerations for Management Services Organizations

#103

Stories of Successful Hospice Leadership: The CEO and Compliance Officer Relationship

#102

A Very “Special” Episode: Amid Controversy, CMS Launches the Hospice Special Focus Program

#101

Grace from CMS: Unexpected Good News on HIS and CAHPS Appeals