On September 30, 2015, the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services issued a new report on wasteful payments to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for therapy services. The report, The Medicare Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities Needs to be Reevaluated, stated that Medicare payments for therapy greatly exceed SNF’s costs for therapy.

OIG Report: Hospice Rife with Poor Care and Fradulent Practices The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report last month pointing to extensive problems in the Medicare hospice program. Read more… Download the report