The Maddy Report: California Hospice Licensure and Oversight

Show 1123. Over the last 20 years, the number of hospice providers in the U.S. has roughly doubled, while Medicare spending on hospice care has grown from about $3B in 2000 to over $22B today. More than 1.7M Medicare beneficiaries receive care from over 5,000 providers, the vast majority of them for-profit operators... And nearly a quarter of them live in California. Sadly mismanaged pain medications, neglected infections, missed nursing visits, incompetent or dishonest home health aides — can all dramatically affect the most frail & weak among us. A recent report by Calif’s State Auditor sheds some unflattering light on the State’s oversight of hospice agencies. Join our host, Executive Director of the Maddy Institute, Mark Keppler, and his guest, Michael S. Tilden, California State Auditor Follow the Maddy Institute on social media for more information and updates on future events: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/TheMaddyInstitute Instagram: @themaddyinstitute /   / themaddyins…   Twitter: @MaddyInstitute /   / maddyinstitute   Facebook:   / themaddyinst…   Website: https://maddyinstitute.com/ The Maddy Institute would like your input on how we can better serve you and the San Joaquin Valley. We would greatly appreciate it if you took a few moments to complete our brief survey: https://bit.ly/3a7Y2LK Thank you. Check out the Maddy Daily, a trusted source of non-partisan, fact based information, delivered to your inbox every morning! Subscribe to the daily: https://maddyinstitute.com/subscribe-...