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Partner Jolie Apicella Quoted in Media on Home Care Fraud and Non-Solicitation Agreements in Home Care
On September 23, 2024, Partner Jolie Apicella was quoted in McKnights and Home Health Care News on home health care fraud and non-solicitation agreements in home care.
In the McKnights article titled, “Monitor compliance programs closely as fraud scrutiny mounts, legal experts advise,” Jolie comments that amid escalating scrutiny of home care fraud, providers should ensure their compliance programs are up to the standards set by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. She explains that fraud scrutiny is particularly tight in home healthcare nowadays because of the industry’s growth. Jolie suggests home care providers to conduct internal investigations if they do uncover any compliance issues.
In the Home Health Care News article titled, “The Growing, Troublesome Issues Around Non-Solicitation Agreements In Home Care,” Jolie says, “I can absolutely understand why [an agency] would want [an agreement] because there’s such a strong incentive to hire aids and home health care workers.” She continues, “This is a time when staffing is already critically difficult after COVID-19. It’s never been harder to find good people who are qualified, who meet all the regulatory requirements and who you can really trust to go into people’s homes, which is the most intimate and vulnerable place. To lose those people… your whole business model would be canceled out if they’re able to be hired directly by patients and families.”
To read the McKnights article, click here.
To read the Home Health Care News article, click here.
