Feds, state intervene on fraud suit against local hospice companies

The state and federal governments have intervened on a whistleblower suit against two local hospice providers and their parent company, alleging fraud and abuse of government-sponsored insurance benefits by maximizing their census through improper diagnosing and enrollment. 

The lawsuit against Nashville-based Avalon Hospice, Brentwood-based Regency Health Care Group and Curo Health Services along with its parent company was originally filed in 2013 by multiple Avalon employees, including various clinicians, an office manager and a hospice care consultant. The offices of the U.S. Attorney and state Attorney General have been investigating the case since, electing to intervene in March after years of delays and filing their complaint earlier this week, in search for relief that could potentially reach tens of millions of dollars.