According to Fortune Magazine, two-thirds of hospices nationwide are now operating as for-profit entities. The company that owns Roto-Rooter also runs Vitas, the largest for-profit hospice provider in Texas. The Medicaid Payment Advisory Commission found that for-profit hospices had Medicare profit margins of 19% in 2019, compared with 6% for nonprofit hospices. You can determine […]

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A nursing home cannot require a third party (such as an adult child, or friend) to guarantee payment of nursing home bills, as a condition of admission or continued stay at the facility. Despite this rule, nursing home form contracts often include boilerplate provisions requiring third party guaranties and signature by a “responsible party.” The […]

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