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Bryan Nowicki hosts Hospice Insights: The Law and Beyond, a business show with 147 episodes published.
CMS revised the Medicare 60-Day Repayment Rule, changing how overpayments are identified. In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Bryan Nowicki and Andrew Brenton analyze this change and how it affects the time frames applica
In hospice and home health, certain compliance problems can have a big impact on the organization’s bottom line—and ability to keep operating. Even seemingly minor issues can affect whether the organization will be fully
Hospice providers remain under heavy scrutiny, with prepayment audit and other audit activity on the rise. Unified Program Integrity Contractors (UPICs) historically conducted post-payment reviews. However, over the last
Since September 2024, CMS’s Medicare Administrative Contractors have been conducting expanded prepayment reviews (also known as “EPRs” or targeted high-risk reviews) of existing hospice providers in Arizona, California,
Since July 13, 2023, CMS has applied a Provisional Period of Enhanced Oversight (PPEO) to “new” hospice providers in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas. On December 30, 2025, CMS announced it was expanding PPEO to Ge
In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Claire Postman joins host Bryan Nowicki to discuss CMS’s provisional period of enhanced oversight (PPEO) program that has now expanded to six states. From the basics to the fallout, the
Meg Pekarske has dedicated her professional life to the hospice community. In this episode, Bryan Nowicki interviews her about her years as a hospice attorney. Meg reflects on the characteristics of successful hospices a
Welcome to a very special podcast! It’s special for many reasons. First, as a longtime admirer of Mettle Health’s visionary work supporting people through change and loss, Meg Pekarske was elated when co-founder Sonya Do
A common referral scenario involves hospital clinicians referring a dying patient to hospice. This circumstance gives rise to questions relating to hospice eligibility, the appropriate level of hospice care, and the expe
Many hospices established their single entity corporate structure 40+ years ago and have left it largely untouched. But this too is worth a dust off especially as hospices are expanding into new geographies, new service
The world of Medicare enrollment and the 855 may seem like a tangle of boring paperwork, but all that i-dotting and t-crossing is critical for avoiding Medicare deactivation and other unpleasant consequences. In this epi
You know those conversations that leave you feeling excited, hopeful, and ready to change the world? This is one of those conversations. In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske is joined by American Academy of Ho
CMS’s FY 2026 hospice final rule introduces significant changes to the face-to-face (F2F) attestation requirements starting October 1, 2025. All in all, the news is positive: while there is a new requirement for the F2F
Substandard quality care is the subject of survey citations and lawsuits, but it has also been used by the Justice Department to support false claim liability. While historically these cases were rare, a recent multi-mil
Increasing audit activity combined with certain decreasingly favorable audit appeal outcomes has resulted in hospices appealing audit results beyond the administrative law judge phase and into federal court. In this epis
Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske is joined by Dina Yankelewitz, CEO of Vitalis Care, a technology company that is harnessing AI technology to reduce staff burden and allow more time for patient care. Dina shares her vision
In an audit, election statement deficiencies can be costly. Auditors deny all claims covered by the problematic election statement, and those costs can multiply if more than one patient was affected. In this episode, Hus
On May 12, 2025, the Head of the Criminal Division for the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memorandum outlining its enforcement priorities. In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske and Jonathan Porter break d
Hospice audits can have profound financial implications, particularly when the auditors use statistical extrapolation to identify an overpayment amount. The use of extrapolation runs across auditor types, including UPICs
Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske is joined by colleague Kathleen Snyder, who has extensive experience in digital health and has been busy advising health care providers on how to safely implement artificial intelligence (A
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Hospice Insights: The Law and Beyond is hosted by Bryan Nowicki. The show is categorised under business (entrepreneurship) and has published 147 episodes.
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