HHS Audit Reveals Issues With Hospice Inpatient Stays

By Rachel Slajda · May 6, 2013, 8:28 PM EDT

An inspector general report released Monday found inconsistencies in Medicare billing for hospice inpatient stays — on which the agency spent $1.1 billion in 2011 — which it said raises questions...

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