HHS Inspector General Finds Serious Flaws In 20% Of U.S. Hospice Programs

From 2012 through 2016, federal health inspectors cited 87% of U.S. hospices for deficiencies. And 20% percent had lapses serious enough to endanger patients, according to two new reports from the HHS Inspector General

Two new reports from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have found widespread problems in hospice care and say the government needs to open its scorecards on hospice care to the public.

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Ina Jaffe