Medicare Spending Rises After Private Equity Buys Hospices

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1. 9d ago
   first Harvard Medical School News indie

   Medicare Spending Rises After Private Equity Buys Hospices

   Longer stays suggest a shift toward patients who need less daily care

2. 9d ago
   
   Medical Xpress indie

   Medicare spending rises after private equity buys hospices

   A study of for-profit hospices acquired by private equity firms found that Medicare spending rose by 5.9% per hospice stay after acquisition, compared with similar for-profit hospices that weren't acquired. The increase was driven mainly by longer stays, with the average length of stay rising by…

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